What a great couple of verses for showing the lost their need for a Saviour. These verses explain the problem that every lost person faces as well as the solution.
The Problem
“He that committeth sin is of the devil…”
It does not get any more plain than that. Every soul winner can get people to admit that they are a sinner if we try hard enough. The next step is to show them where that sin puts them. Sin puts us on the side of the Devil. If they are on the Devil’s side then they are obviously NOT on God’s side. That would mean that they cannot get into Heaven.
The Solution
“For this purpose the Son of God was manifested….”
Because of this sin problem, Jesus Christ came to Earth to live as man and to die on the cross. If this is why
He came to Earth then it must have been very important. There are those who believe that Jesus Christ came and died and yet they do not feel that they need to be born again. That is the whole reason why He came.
The Reward
“…That he might destroy the works of the devil.”
When Jesus Christ was manifested here on Earth and died on the cross, He did it all so that we would no longer be bound by sin. He destroyed sin and therefore set us free from the bondage of it. If we are no longer linked to sin then we are no longer linked to Satan. He has no power over us anymore.
The Key
“Whosoever is born of God…”
The only way to be set free is to be born of God. We must be born into God’s family. That means that there
must be a date and a time for us to tell people how to be born again. There must be a plan. There must be a place. It must be specific.
Our job as we go out today is to make sure that everyone that we talk to understands the purpose of Christ’s coming. Let’s go fishing!