God’s great plan for mankind included the necessity of a savior, a redeemer of mankind. Here are seven reasons, leading up to the greatest of all, that Jesus the Messiah, the very Son of God, had to be born.

God created Adam and Eve and placed them in a beautiful environment that supplied their every need. In the Garden of Eden our original human parents found food plentiful, animals tame and a loving teacher–God Himself–accompanying them and teaching them everything they needed to know.

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Table of Contents that includes "Seven Reasons Why Jesus Was Born"
Other Articles by Donald Ward

Adam and Eve:

• _God's Plan of Redemption
• _God's Spirit Before the Church Era
• _Answers from Genesis -- Part 3
• _Questions and Answers - Jan/Mar 2001
• _Questions and Answers - Apr/Jun 2001

• _The Wondrous Gift of Life
• _The Holy Spirit: God's Transforming Power
• _The Holy Spirit in the Church
• _Stir Up the Spirit
• _Living a Great Miracle - Being Led by God's Spirit
• _The Role of the Holy Spirit
• _A Beautiful, Vertical Mind

• _The Majority: Unknowing, Unaware and Unconcerned
• _Visions of Judgment: The Coming Ride of the Horsemen of Revelation
• _Everlasting Life Conquers Death
• _How Does God Reveal Himself?
• _Meet God
• _Why a Loving God Allows Suffering
• _Freedom of Choice or Freedom from Suffering?
• _The Importance of Godly Character
• _Why Suffering?
• _Predestination: Are You Just a Pawn?
• _Choosing Your Future
• _The Wonderful World Beyond Today! Part 7: The Universe and Beyond
• _Suffering: How It Began, How It Will End

• _Western Thinking About Middle East Misses Key Factor
• _Palestine/Israel -- Whose Land Is It, Really? Part 2
• _Praying More Than Ever
• _One Mile Away From Terror
• _Examples of Living Faith
• _The Sons of Abraham
• _Did Abraham Keep the Same Commandments God Gave to Moses?
• _God's Magnificent Series of Covenants
• _What Is a Biblical Covenant ?
• _How God Shaped Israel's Future
• _How Jacob Became Abraham's Heir
• _God's Commitment to Abraham and His Descendants
• _Who Was Melchizedek?
• _The Beginning of God's Chosen People
• _God's Promises to Abraham
• _Abraham: God's Friend

• _A New Covenant for Transforming the Heart
• _Introduction (NC)
• _A Covenant of Marriage
• _How Is the New Covenant 'New'?
• _All the World Under the New Covenant
• _There Remains a Sabbath Rest
• _The Ten Commandments in the New Testament
• _Does the New Covenant Abolish the Commandments?
• _Chapter 3: God's Law and the New Covenant
• _Israel's Golden Age
• _The Historical Background of the Word Church
• _God's Knowledge Revealed in Two Parts
• _The Need for a New Covenant
• _Why Is the New Covenant Better?
• _Jesus, Paul and the New Covenant
• _Questions and Answers - Oct/Dec 2002

• _Just Outside My Window
• _"Who Is Worthy?"
• _Destination and Course Correction: Planned From the Outset
• _Sin and God's Law
• _Why Be Baptized?
• _Promises and Covenants: a Prophetic Legacy
• _The Passover
• _The Need for a Redeemer
• _Why We Need a Redeemer
• _What Is the Value of a Life?
• _Who Delivers Us From Sin?
• _Why Did He Have to Die?
• _Why Should Christians Keep the Passover?
• _The Enduring Importance of Christ's Sacrifice
• _God's Awesome Purpose for Those in the First Resurrection
• _One Gave All
• _What Does It Mean to Be Redeemed?
• _National Deliverance from Egyptian Slavery
• _The Redeemer

• _A Place Called Megiddo, Part 2
• _The Sacrifice of Jesus Christ
• _Other Important Ways Jesus Fulfilled the Law
• _A Sinless and Miraculous Life
• _Jesus Christ, the Wisdom of God
• _The High Priest Essential to Salvation
• _A High Priest Eager to Help Us
• _How Sacrifices and Festivals Are Related
• _America's Good Samaritans: Selfless Sacrifice and Heroism
• _America's Values War
• _Do You Know Why Christ Died?
• _A Right Example Heard Around the World
• _The Sacrifice of Thanksgiving
• _The Wave Sheaf: How an Ancient Ceremony Foreshadowed Jesus' Role
• _Signs of the End Times -- Only Possible in Our Day
• _Who Really Killed Jesus?
• _Memorial Day to Remember
• _Christ's Passion Toward You and Me!
• _The Destroyer Passed Over
• _Ants
• _What Was the Purpose of Christ's Death?

• _A God Not Bound By Space and Time
• _Your Date With Destiny: Meeting the Real Jesus
• _Jesus Christ: The Real Story - Introduction
• _Much More Than a Man
• _Who - and What - Was Jesus Christ?
• _Alive Again Today and Forever
• _The Tearing of the Temple Veil
• _Who Was Jesus?
• _Christ: A Merciful High Priest
• _Jesus Christ: Man and the Image of God
• _Was Jesus Christ Truly a Man?
• _The Passover Bread and Wine
• _Forgive, and You Shall Be Forgiven
• _Does Jesus Christ Really Understand?
• _Who Was Jesus Christ? (1/2002)
• _'You Are Gods'
• _Do You Know Why Christ Lives?
• _The Privilege and Power of Prayer
• _Reconciliation: The True Path to Healing and Salvation
• _Question and Answers - VT Jan/Mar 2004
• _Person of the Millennia
• _Who Is This Man Called Jesus?
• _Take It or Leave It: Reflections on John 10:10

• _Does God Have a Plan for Humanity?
• _A Great Light Has Shined
• _Immanuel - "God Is With Us"
• _The Gospel of Jesus Christ: Salvation in the Kingdom
• _Jesus' Amazing Fulfillment of Prophecy
• _Jesus Christ's Life and Death in Prophecy
• _Was Jesus a Jew?
• _The Feast of Trumpets
• _Daniel the Prophet
• _Was Jesus the Promised Messiah?
• _The Choice: Which Way of Life?
• _'Christ, Our Passover, Was Sacrificed for Us'
• _Does Easter Commemorate Jesus Christ's Resurrection?
• _Why Was Jesus Christ Resurrected?
• _The Old Testament in the New Testament
• _Can You Believe Bible Prophecy? (9/99)
• _Removing the Myths From Christ's Childhood
• _Who Was Jesus Christ?
• _Does Easter Really Commemorate Jesus Christ's Resurrection?
• _Fullfilled Prophecies of Jesus Christ
• _The Story of Jesus Christ: Why Can't They Get It Right?
• _Jesus Christ, the Supreme Servant
• _Dispelling Myths of Christ's Birth and Childhood
• _Psalm 22--An Awe-Inspiring Prophecy!

• _A Walk In the Snow: Character Counts In a Nation's Leaders
• _Fanfare for the Common Man
• _Restoration: Restoring Moral Levees
• _Why Does God Allow Satan to Influence Mankind
• _When It Seems God Doesn't Hear or Answer
• _Events Mold the Character of a Future President
• _Can We Explain All Suffering?
• _Does God Keep His Word?
• _God's Nature and Character
• _The Personal Nature of God
• _Glossary (bsc3)
• _Glossary (bsc4)
• _Develop Your Spiritual Senses
• _What Is True Leadership?
• _Gentleness: The Mark of a Christian
• _How Does the Bible Define Sin?
• _Does Character Matter?
• _Rise Above Peer Pressure
• _Christianity Isn't For Wimps
• _The Power of Habits
• _Are You Up for the Challenge?
• _How to Increase Your Intelligence
• _Rise Above Peer Pressure (4/2001)
• _Christianity Isn't for Wimps
• _Serving From the Bench
• _The Lesson of "A Message to Garcia"
• _The Story of Stan Musial
• _A Diamond Is Forever
• _Overcoming Adversity Requires Perseverance
• _A Few Good Men in Some Honorable Roles
• _Spiritual Lessons From Glass
• _Passing on a Legacy of Character
• _U.K.'s Scandal Plagues Parliament

• _Of Time and the River of Life
• _Adoption or Sonship?
• _Life in God's Family
• _The Question of the Ages
• _Asking the Crucial Questions
• _Evidence in Plain Sight
• _What Is Life's Meaning and Purpose?
• _Why Were You Born? (GE)
• _God's Purpose for Mankind
• _Humanity
• _Does Life Have Greater Meaning and Purpose?
• _Chapter 1: God's Great Purpose for All Mankind
• _Chapter 4: Hope for a Troubled World
• _How Is the Work of God Accomplished Today?
• _The Family of God
• _Understanding God Through Christ
• _Partaking of the Divine Nature
• _In-Depth Answers to Crucial Questions
• _Humanity's Fruitless Quest for Life's Purpose
• _Answering the Great Mystery: Why Did God Create Man?
• _Discovering the Great Unknown: Our Incredible Human Potential
• _God's Great Purpose for Man
• _Introduction (bsc3)
• _The Limitations of Science
• _Points to Ponder (bsc3)
• _Historical Insights into Human Suffering
• _Back to the Beginning
• _God's Plan as Revealed by His Holy Days
• _Are We Thriving or Just Coping?
• _Does It Really Matter What You Believe?
• _What is My Purpose Here?
• _Questions and Answers - Jul/Aug 2008
• _Questions and Answers - January 2009
• _Spiritual Quotient: The Type of Smarts We Don't Learn in School
• _Darwinism in the Classroom
• _Your Destiny -- Teacher, Administrator?
• _When A Half Million Bullets Aren't Enough
• _We Are But Man
• _What I Learned in Jail
• _What's My Purpose Here?
• _Why Were You Born?
• _Adrift No More
• _Life's Purpose
• _The Leveling Field: What Does God Want Us to Learn?
• _To Soar Like Eagles
• _Childhood's End
• _Learning How to Bounce Back

• _Turning Swords Into Plowshares: Starting Now
• _The Wheat Doesn't Know Hate
• _Forgiving the Unforgivable
• _War's Long Memory
• _The Church of God Today
• _Forgiveness of Sin
• _Repentance
• _The 'Curse of the Law'
• _Grace and Law: Why Are They Inseparable?
• _How Does Justification Relate to Salvation?
• _What Was 'Wiped Out' by Jesus Christ's Death?
• _Gifts from God: The Foundation of His Relationship with Us
• _Is Our Conscience Important?
• _God's Grace and Forgiveness
• _Why Must We Be Reconciled to God?
• _What is Repentance?
• _Did You Sin Today?
• _Three Strikes and You're Out - or Are You?
• _If I Knew Then What I Know Now
• _What Is Repentance?
• _What Does the Bible Teach About Fasting?
• _What Does It Mean to Have Freedom in Christ?
• _Reconciliation: A Vital Part of Christ's Message
• _The Transforming Power of Forgiveness
• _Just for Youth: Making Peace
• _Questions and Answers - Sep/Oct 2003
• _How Do Your Recover From a Costly Mistake?
• _Repentance: A Profound Turnaround!
• _Repentance, Penance and Grace
• _What's the Answer to a Better Life?
• _How Do You Recover From a Costly Mistake?
• _Forgiving Your Parents
• _"Sometimes You Have to Break the Rules"?
• _Thoughts From Dad
• _Do You Remember When?
• _Loving Your Enemies
• _Discover the Power of Forgiveness
• _Are You Pulling Your Own Hair?
• _Can God Forgive Me?
• _Religion With and Without Mercy
• _Forgive
• _What if We Sin After Conversion?
• _God's Forgiveness: What Does He Require From You?
• _A Lesson in Prayer

• _Could The Passion of the Christ Lead to Religious Revival?
• _Three Days and Three Nights
• _The Passover: Why Did Jesus Christ Have to Die?
• _The Day of Atonement: Removal of Sin's Cause and Reconcilitaion to God
• _Easter: Masking a Biblical Truth
• _The Chronology of Christ's Crucifixion and Resurrection
• _When Was Jesus Christ Crucified and Resurrected?
• _Did Jesus Really Die and Live Again?
• _Roman Forms of Crucifixion
• _Who Killed Jesus?
• _Jesus Christ's Profound Example of Suffering
• _Help for Sufferers
• _The Good Friday-Easter Sunday Question
• _Letters From Our Readers - Jul/Aug 1997
• _The Bible and Archaeology: Jesus Christ's Arrest, Trial and Crucifixion
• _Who Killed Jesus Christ?
• _Lessons From Two Resurrections
• _Are We Missing the Message of God?
• _The Biblical Festivals That Teach Us About Jesus Christ
• _Good Friday -- Easter Sunday: It Didn't Happen That Way!
• _The Story of Jesus Christ: Where Do You Fit?
• _The Biblical Chronology of Jesus Christ's Crucifixion and Resurrection
• _Centuries-Old Documents Show Evidence for a Wednesday Crucifixion
• _Jesus Wasn't Crucified on Friday - or Resurrected on Sunday!
• _Questions and Answers - Jan/Feb 2008
• _Are We Missing God's Message?
• _The Chronology of the Crucifixion and Resurrection

• _The Godly Gift of "Forever Eyes"
• _Utopian Prophecies of Our Future Dwelling Place
• _Thy Kingdom Come
• _The Alpha and the Omega and Eternity
• _What About Reported Life-After-Death Experiences?
• _Are Some Tortured Forever in a Lake of Fire?
• _The History of the Immortal-Soul Teaching
• _Grace, Works and Obedience
• _Introduction (RL)
• _The Giver of Life
• _How You Can Enter the Kingdom
• _Translated Into the Kingdom?
• _The Feast of Pentecost: The Firstfruits of God's Harvest
• _Did Elijah Go to Heaven?
• _The Resurrection: God's Answer to Life After Death
• _Paul's Desire to 'Depart and Be With Christ'
• _Salvation Is Entrance Into the Kingdom of God
• _It Is Appointed for Men to Die Once
• _The Millennial Reign of Jesus Christ
• _The Everlasting Kingdom of God
• _The Grandeur of Almighty God
• _What Does Christ's Resurrection Teach Us?
• _Is Heaven the Reward of the Saved?
• _The Essence of the 'Everlasting Gospel'
• _Grace: How God Interacts With Us
• _Our Final Transformation
• _God's Vision for You
• _What Does God Require for Eternal Life?
• _Christian Living: Ordeal or Adventure?
• _'Dust to Dust'
• _Where Do We Go From Here?
• _The Quest for Immortality
• _What Does the Bible Say About the Immortal Soul?
• _Can Science Give Us Eternal Life?
• _Recommended Reading
• _What is Salvation?
• _"All Those in the Tombs Will Hear His Voice'
• _Letters From Our Readers - Jul/Aug 2003
• _Editorial: Life is Fragile
• _Questions and Answers - Jul/Sep 2001
• _If a Billionaire Was Coming to Your Town...
• _Your Awesome Future
• _Peeking Into Eternity