So...this is not a flippant question. I was reading some literature for a particular religious ministry that will go unnamed and I was struck by the statement in the literature about what it believed Jesus was here to do. First, it made me respond with rejection "No, that is not the mission of Jesus." But after stewing for a bit, it made me wonder what Jesus's mission was and if I really understood it. We could fill volumes about what Jesus's mission was, so rather than do so, I was wondering if you could summarize what each of you think his mission was. Even though we may use different words to describe this mission, we're probably mostly referring to the same thing. Below is a paraphrased version of the literature's statement about Jesus's mission:
To bring forth God's rule and kingdom, and make the world more just, safe, and compassionate.
Below is my short version of Jesus's mission:
To unite (re-unite?) man (and all God's creation) with God.
Edit to add: The first in bold statement smacks of progressivism to me.
To bring forth God's rule and kingdom, and make the world more just, safe, and compassionate.
Below is my short version of Jesus's mission:
To unite (re-unite?) man (and all God's creation) with God.
Edit to add: The first in bold statement smacks of progressivism to me.