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What Jesus Really Came to Save Us From

We know Jesus came to save us from sin... He also came to save us from our religion.

When John the Baptist saw Jesus walking toward him, he proclaimed,
"Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" (John 1:29)

That statement has echoed through history, and rightly so. Jesus came to deal with sin—not just the obvious kind that leads to rebellion and brokenness, but also the hidden kind that hides behind robes, rituals, and rules.

Sin and Religion: Two Sides of the Same Coin

  • Sin says: I’ll live life my way.

  • Religion says: I’ll earn my way back to God.

Both reject the gift of God, which is eternal life—eternal life being to know Him (John 17:3). One runs away in rebellion. The other tries to earn their way back through self-effort, missing the invitation to relationship. And both end up lost—just like the two sons in the story of the prodigal (Luke 15). One wandered into wild living, the other stayed home but served out of duty and resentment.

Jesus came for both.

"Come to Me, All Who Are Weary..."

To the sinner weighed down by shame, Jesus says:
“Come to me...” (Matthew 11:28)
To the religious person burdened by impossible standards, He says the same.

“My yoke is easy. My burden is light.”
In other words: Stop striving. Start abiding.

This is the beauty of the kingdom. It’s not about performing your way in—it’s about receiving what has already come near.

"Repent, For the Kingdom of Heaven Is at Hand"

That word—repent—often gets misrepresented. It’s not a harsh command to grovel; it’s an invitation to rethink. To turn around. To shift your mindset and see differently.

Jesus wasn't just telling prostitutes and tax collectors to change.
He was telling Pharisees and synagogue leaders too.
He was saying to all:

"The kingdom isn’t something you work for. It’s something you receive. It's here, now, in Me."

Restoration, Not Religion

Jesus didn’t come to start Christianity as a new religion.
He came to restore what was lost—the image of God in man.
He came to reintroduce us to the Father.
To establish the kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven.
And He did it not by building temples of stone, but by inviting us to become living temples of His Spirit.

The Invitation Still Stands

Whether you've run far in open rebellion or sat in pews all your life wondering why you're still tired and empty—the invitation is the same:

Come.
Be restored.
Receive the kingdom.

Jesus came to save us from sin and from the religion that made us think we could save ourselves.

Let His grace be the end of your striving and the beginning of your real life.

“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” – Luke 19:10

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