JESUS BECAME A MAN TO SATISFY THE PROPHECIES OF THE OLD TESTAMENT He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.” Luke 24:44 (NIV) Isaiah 7:14 Micah 5:2 Jeremiah 31:15 Matthew 2:16-18 JESUS BECAME A MAN TO SHOW US THE FATHER Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.” 9 Jesus replied, "Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and yet you still don't know who I am? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father! So why are you asking me to show him to you? John 14:8-9 (NLT) Jesus told him,"I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. John 14:6 (NLT) JESUS BECAME A MAN TO SAVE US FROM OUR SINS "This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”-and I am the worst of them all." 1 Timothy 1:15 (NLT) “For God took the sinless Christ and poured into him our sins. Then, in exchange, he poured God's goodness into us!” 2 Cor. 5:21 (TLB) JESUS BECAME A MAN TO SYMPATHIZE WITH OUR WEAKNESSES “For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things just as we are, yet without sin. 16 Therefore let's approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace for help at the time of our need.” Hebrews 4:15-16 (NASB) JESUS BECAME A MAN TO SECURE OUR HOPE OF HEAVEN “For God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you assurance of sharing his glory.” Colossians 1:27 (NLT) " God has told us his secret reason for sending Christ, a plan he decided on in mercy long ago; This is God's purpose: that when the time is ripe He will gather us all together from wherever we are - in heaven or on earth- to be with Him in Christ forever." Eph. 1:10 (TLB)