Jesus teaching in the gospels about His mission, and therefore what it means for us as followers of Jesus today. He often said “I have come…” illustrating His mission; His why, for what He was doing on the earth. Jesus is our example of how to live for God in our everyday lives. Its important to read around the context of all of these but its safe to say I was pretty surprised by a few of them.

“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.Matthew 5:17

“Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. Matthew 10:34

For I have come to turn“‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law— Matthew 10:35

Jesus replied, “Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages— so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.” Mark 1:38

“I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! Luke 12:49

I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.John 5:43

For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. John 6:38

Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me. John 8:42

Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.”John 9:39

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10

I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness. John 12:46

Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:9-10