How long has Jesus existed?
He has existed from the days of eternity, for He is truly the self-existent God, along with the Father and the Spirit. It’s in the Bible, see Micah 5:2. “But you Bethlehem . . . out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be ruler in Israel, whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.” Note: Jesus was born in Bethlehem, see Luke 2:8-15. The night before He was crucified, Jesus prayed to His Father. “And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was” (John 17:5, NKJV). See also John 17:24 and 10:30. Why did Jesus come to this world? • He came to seek and to save the lost In Luke 19:10 Jesus said, “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost” (NKJV). • He came to die for our sins. I Corinthians 15:3 says, “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures” (NKJV). Note: Jesus foresaw all the sufferings that He would have to experience in order to be our Saviour. But He was willing to
