The Reason He Came

• Jesus testifies to the truth about God and our need for Him. We come to know that we are lost without God and living in sin.

• Jesus Christ is our only hope of returning to God. He paid the penalty of our sin when He died on our behalf. We can be forgiven today because of Him.

We need to believe in Jesus as our Saviour. This is the truth that Jesus testifies to and the purpose for which He has come.

• John explains to us why he has written this book – “30Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God and that by believing you may have life in His name.” (John 20:30-31)

• It has to do with our relationship with God. Jesus says, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6)

Many find it hard to accept this. They prefer to live life on their own without God.

• Others continue to stay in the dark because they have not taken the time to consider the claims of Jesus.

I once talked to someone who believes that knowing God is just one small part of life and the not-so-important part, at least it was to him then. He was completing his study and then he would need to look for a job, get married, settle down, build up his career, raise kids…

And then maybe, when he is old or when he retires, he will then have the time to consider God and pick one of the religions. He will decide then whether to believe Jesus.

Just like this Roman governor Pilate who asked, “What is truth?” and walked away.

• In verse 38, he asked this mocking question, “What is truth?” but with no attempt to listen. He doesn’t intend to. He was not interested in the truth.

• His attitude was: “I don’t know the truth, and I don’t care.”

A couple in New York bought an old Chinese bowl from a garage sale for $3.00. It turned out to be a bowl from the Northern Song Dynasty that was more than 1000 years old. Until someone told them what they had, the couple chucked the bowl at one corner in their house.

When they placed the bowl with Sotheby’s Auction House for sale, it was estimated to go for approximately $200,000. They decided to let it go.

It turns out that on the day of the auction, a dealer from London purchased it for more than $2,000,000!

Why would the bowl be sold for $3 in the garage sale? The answer is that the seller did not know what it was worth.

This is quite unbelievable but true. Many do not know the true value of things.

• They give up on things valuable thinking that they are worthless, and when they lose them, they realise they are precious.

• Our relationship with God is of grave importance. We cannot leave it to another day. There might not be another day.

Truth matters. Jesus Christ matters. The Gospel matters. Don’t chuck it aside like a $3 old Chinese bowl. You will regret it.

I hope you understand how much is at stake in the truth that Jesus has revealed.

• It is a matter of eternal life and death. Your life is on the line.