Why Would the Father Send His Son?

[Chad]

Why Would the Father Send His Son?
Pages 21-22 from Washer's Book, 'Journey into the Gospel'

Brief Sermon Overview:

God's salvation is not motivated by some virture or intrinsic good in man, but by His unconditional and sovereign love. Fallen man's only ground for any appeal for salvation or deliverance is God's character and willingness to save. Beyond divine love and free grace, there is simply no reason for a righteous God to procure the salvation of the wicked.

* For the Sake of God's Lovingkindness
* Psalm 44:26
* Romans 5:6-10

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[jiggyfly]

Good post Chad, I haven't read the book but your excerpt is a basic truth that I would like to expound on.

The redemption of mankind is a plan of search and rescue by Father. A plan of recovery and restoration.

Colossians 1:15-23
15*Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before God made anything at all and is supreme over all creation.* 16*Christ is the one through whom God created everything in heaven and earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—kings, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities. Everything has been created through him and for him. 17*He existed before everything else began, and he holds all creation together.
18*Christ is the head of the church, which is his body. He is the first of all who will rise from the dead,* so he is first in everything. 19 For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, 20*and by him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of his blood on the cross. 21*This includes you who were once so far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions, 22*yet now he has brought you back as his friends. He has done this through his death on the cross in his own human body. As a result, he has brought you into the very presence of God, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault. 23*But you must continue to believe this truth and stand in it firmly. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News. The Good News has been preached all over the world, and I, Paul, have been appointed by God to proclaim it.

As you can see all things were created through Christ and all things recovered and restored through Christ. This is the "Good News" that is conveyed all through the scriptures.