Christ came to do what exactly?

Why did Jesus Christ come? Did he come to heal the broken in spirit? Did he come to heal people from cancer? Did he come to set right racial divisions? Did Jesus come to fix our politics and support Republicans, Democrats, or Libertarians? Did he come to get people off drugs? Did Jesus come so that we could get rich? Did Jesus come so we could have "power" and "hope"? Did Jesus come to save marriages from divorce? Did Jesus come to give us more comfortable lives? 

You could say "yes" to some of these, no to others. It's confusing because I deliberately included some controversial topics. It's hard because we are bombarded by so many different ideas about Jesus from the pulpit, from popular music, from the perspective of movie stars, from our friends, from literature, and on and on and on. 

Jesus definitely came to heal. He came to do good. He came to show and teach us how life should work from God's perspective. He certainly came to teach people how to treat and love each other. He even came to bring the kingdom of God to earth. He came so we could have power over sin. He came so we could have hope. All of these are good things. However, none of these is the main thing. 

Paul centers in on the main thing in all of his writings. In 1 Timothy, Paul writes the following, under the direction of the Holy Spirit. 

"The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost." 1 Timothy 1:15. 

Christ came into the world to do a lot of good things and teach us a lot of good things. But the central thing above all others is the gospel. It is the good news that Jesus came to save sinners. We can lose sight of that as we make Jesus purpose into these other, often minor, often incorrect things. Jesus came into the world to die for sinners. He came to pay for their sins and offer a means for men to be reconciled to their creator. Paul the apostle was focused on this fact and we should be too.