Jesus' mission was to tell a new truth about God. When Jesus was on earth, his mission was to reveal anew to mankind the loving nature of God. And that revelation that Jesus lived constituted the fourth revelation of epochal significance to our planet. Jesus WAS God made visible to mortal eyes, while at the same time living the life of a mortal creature like you or me, which is why his incarnation on earth has so much meaning and value even after 2000 years. Jesus often said that "He who has seen me has seen the Father."
These selections from The Urantia Book will help you understand more about the revelation of God that was Jesus of Nazareth.
Jesus' Essential Gospel
"I have revealed God as your Father in heaven; I have revealed you as the sons of God on earth. It is a fact that God loves you, his sons. ... Sonship with God, by faith, is still the saving truth of the gospel of the kingdom."
Jesus, The Urantia Book, (193:0.3)
Mankind Redeemed
Jesus lived on earth and taught a gospel which redeemed man from the superstition that he was a child of the devil and elevated him to the dignity of a faith son of God.
The Urantia Book, (194:2.1)
God's Forgiveness and Love
Jesus taught... forgiveness of sin through faith in God without penance or sacrifice, and that the Father in heaven loves all his children with the same eternal love.
Revealing God's Glory
"…I come in the flesh to reveal the Father in new glory and to show forth his love and mercy to all men on all worlds.
Jesus, The Urantia Book, (142:2.2)
Jesus' Childlike Trust
Jesus trusted God much as the child trusts a parent.
The Urantia Book, (196:0.11)
Jesus Revealed God
...not until Jesus came, did men hear about a God who went in search of lost sheep, who took the initiative in looking for sinners, and who rejoiced when he found them willing to return to the Father's house.
The Urantia Book, (159:5.16)
Why Was Jesus Here?
The Master came to create in man a new spirit, a new will—to impart a new capacity for knowing the truth, experiencing compassion, and choosing goodness—the will to be in harmony with God's will, coupled with the eternal urge to become perfect, even as the Father in heaven is perfect.
The Urantia Book, (140:8.32)
Making God Visible
Jesus is the spiritual lens in human likeness which makes visible to the material creature Him who is invisible.
The Urantia Book, (169:4.13)
