Note the opening words of this passage: “When Christ came into the world . . .” The Story is saying that on that first Christmas, in some incredible way the eternal Son of God in a baby’s body said to his Father, “Here I am. I will do as you have asked. I accept the body you have prepared for me, the body that will bleed out in perfect payment for sin.” And this is the answer to our question. This is why Jesus came to earth. God’s Son surrendered his sinless human self to be the future unblemished offering to perfectly and completely save sinners.
