That is why every crèche ought to have a cross hanging over it, because Jesus was born to die. And on this point Jesus speaks clearly:9 “God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” “The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” “I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” “I lay down my life so that I may take it again. No one has taken it away from me, but I lay it down on my own initiative.” “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
