The Author of Our Salvation

“For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to perfect the author of their salvation through sufferings. For both He who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all from one Father; for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying,
‘I WILL PROCLAIM YOUR NAME TO MY BRETHREN,
IN THE MIDST OF THE CONGREGATION I WILL SING YOUR PRAISE.’
And again,
‘I WILL PUT MY TRUST IN HIM.’
And again,
‘BEHOLD, I AND THE CHILDREN WHOM GOD HAS GIVEN ME.’” Hebrews 2:10-13

We are looking at four reasons Jesus came into this world. First of all, He came to recapture our lost identity.

Second -
Jesus came into this world to identify with us.If it was a man who gave the title deed of planet Earth to Satan, then only a man could take it back.

“For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ. So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men. For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous."
Romans 5:17-19

“For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.” 1 Corinthians 15:21-22

Those two verses answer two key questions in the world today...
1. Was there a literal Adam and Eve? ...Yes!
2. Can you believe in the creation and re-creation of the world?

Look at the word, “author,” in verse 10.
- Referred to a city’s traditional founder
- A pioneer
- To blaze a trail
- To set the course for others to follow
He has blazed the trail for us to follow.

There has to be a high price paid for our sin.
“...without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.” Heb 9:22
That’s why angels aren’t qualified. They cannot identify with us.

There are three kinds of suffering:
1. That which you can avoid.
2. That which you cannot avoid.
3. That which you must not avoid.

It’s God for us. It molds us, makes us.

Now in relationship to sin and redemption -
- Adam and Eve could have avoided sin in the garden.
They had a choice; they made the wrong one. That was the suffering that could have been avoided.

- The wages of sin is death...disease...destruction.

- But it was God who reached down to man.
It was never God’s intention to leave man in his sin. Who was it in the garden that came looking? God!

So God provided a bridge in His Son, Jesus Christ. But He had to suffer to do it. Jesus willingly suffered for us to bring us to salvation.