John 13:15 “For I have
given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.”
It is universally accepted Schools,
businesses, and institutions are all well-advised to develop and live by a
“statement of purpose” if they are to be successful, evaluating each activity
by its effectiveness in fulfilling that purpose. I remember setting purpose
statements during my years working at the phone company.
One article stated that Christians,
we should also have a well-defined purpose. IT pointed out that each
individual’s specific purpose will vary somewhat, depending on that person’s
giftedness, background, personality, experiences and circumstances; but since
Christ is our example, each Christian’s statement of purpose should reflect His
priorities and values.
In many ways, Mark’s gospel
provides the most vivid and explicit insight into the work of Jesus, and in
this book we see Jesus often repeating His statement of purpose. “Jesus came preaching
the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying repent, and believe the gospel”.
Jesus Christ had come with the specific purpose of saving the lost, and
everything He did pointed to that end.
Mark 2:17 “I came not
to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance”.
The article points out that Christ
not only preached to sinners, but He trained and sent out His followers to see
that His mission was effectively carried out, even after He was gone. “And he
called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth and they went out, and
preached that men should repent”. Regarding His approaching death, He
explained: “The Son of man came to give his life a ransom for many”. As He left
them, He commanded, “Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every
creature”.
2 Corinthians 7:10 “For godly
sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but
the sorrow of the world produces death.”
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