Since the New Testament is the historical source document for the information that we have about the Lord Jesus Christ, we have to examine the New Testament to ascertain whether the history that the New Testament transmits to us meets the burden of historical proof. If it does, then we have to reevaluate our preconceived ideas about the Lord Jesus Christ to put them in line with that which the New Testament tells us.

Jesus Christ has come to be the sacrifice for our sins, to take the punishment that we are owed for the sins that we have committed so that God can give us a new, spiritual nature by the power of the Holy Spirit, and then allow us into Heaven rather than give us the punishment that we so justly deserve.

We are here because Jesus loved us and gave Himself for us, and also because someone that we don’t know loved us and gave themselves for us.