The good news is that a loving God has pursued us in order to bring us salvation. Jesus declared His purpose was “to seek and to save what was lost” (Luke 19:10), and He pronounced His purpose accomplished when He died on the cross with the words, “It is finished!” (John 19:30).
Habari njema ni kuwa Mungu mwenye upendo alitutafuta ili akatuletee wokovu. Yesu aliapa ya kwamba madhumuni yake ilikuwa ni “kutafuta na kuokoa kile kilichopotea” (Luka 19:10), na akatamka madhumuni yake yakuwa imekamilika, wakati alipokufa msalabani, kwa maneno “imekwisha” (Yohana 19:30).