Why did Jesus come to earth? Every Christian has an answer to that question.
The question is whether our answers attend to Jesus's OWN purpose statements, embodied action, and sense of OT fulfillment. Here's seven reasons why Jesus came:
Do you see the similarities between our mosaic and the old one? The hymnist was right to sing of Bethlehem on the night of Jesus’ birth, “The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.” ...
In Jesus the hope of the old story, Yahweh’s reign on earth, finds its glorious climax. The gospels show this climax through a wonderful mosaic of Jesus beginning his reign as king.