JESUS CAME NOT TO JUDGE YOUR SIN BUT TO CHANGE YOUR SINFUL NATURE

Reading the Old Testament, we can see that the word “sin” is referred simply to the "violation of the law"; and this disobedience of the law leads to punishment by God's justice. While reading the New Testament we see Jesus Christ the incarnated Word of God came to our world to reveal for us the love of God and the destiny which He created man for, which is man’s participation in His glory. God has set as the destiny of all people, participation in His Glory, and of His divine love. “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3: 23).

God has set this as our destiny and in Christ He has made it clearly possible for us to attain it. Because of Christ Who, as true human and true God, arrived at this destiny and attained to it for all mankind, we can inherit it by choosing to strive for a life in Christ. “Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” (1peter1:1-5)

 The New Testament is very clear in defining the word “sin”. Sin is missing the mark and the goal of our lives as Christians. What is our goal as Christians according to the New Testament? Our Goal is to live in unity with God the Father through His Son Jesus Christ & to be in His likeness. We receive and accept Jesus in us in the Holy Spirit and basing our actions in our lives on the divine life of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Therefore, when we “go off the goal”, we sin.

Since the goal for which man was created is full communion with God, to partake of the Divine Nature (2 Peter 1:4), sharing in His glory and immortality, then sin means to fall short of the destiny of participation in God. St. Paul expresses this concept of sin when he says that “who all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23) that is, everyone has missed the mark and fallen short of the goal of man's destiny, which is to participate in the life and glory of God.

Jesus Christ the Son of God took our flesh from Virgin Mary to fulfill the salvation plan to all mankind. He came to save us from the grip of sin and death and not to judge us.  “And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” (Mathew 1:21), “For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.” (Mathew18:11), “who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged...” (Hebrews1:3).  He confronted the devil on the cross and all his evil power against man from hatred, rejection, unfaithfulness, sadness, fear, etc. He carried on Himself our sins and abolished the power of sin and death so that we would be able to overcome it too “who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.” (Galatian1:4)., “who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness” (1Peter1:24).

Jesus came to our world not to punish and condemn us but to save us from Satan our enemy, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved,” (John 3:16-17).

He came to destroy the works of the devil in us and free us from the bondage of sin and the grip of death. He gave us the power, which is His power in the Holy Spirit, to resist the devil and overcome his temptation “He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose, the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.” (1John3:8)

We give thanks to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for his love and grace now and forevermore unto ages to ages. Amen.