In the post, "Gracious Dispensation", I touched on that Jesus came to preach. I would like to reiterate that point using scripture. Jesus came to preach! This was the life He lived. Salvation of sinners was the death He died. Eternal life was the product of defeat of death.
I know you can look this up but for emphasis, I will write it out and I will put the passage references in order at the end:
"Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel."
"He said to them, "Let us go somewhere else to the towns nearby so that I may preach there also; for that is what I came for."
"And He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casino out the demons."
"And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room, not even near the door; and He was speaking the word to them."
"And He went out again by the seashore; and all the people were coming to Him, and He was teaching them."
"But He said to them, "I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for I was sent for this purpose."
I love that last one, "I must preach...I was sent for this purpose." Are we listening?
[Mark 1:14, 38, 39; 2:2, 13; Luke 4:43]
[Others: Matthew 4:17, 23; 9:35; 12:18; Luke 4:18, 19, 43; Hebrews 2:3 (and I'm sure this isn't exhaustive.)]
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