Jesus, the Lamb of God, God’s Chosen One
John 1:29-34 29 The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is the one I meant when I said, “A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.” 31 I myself did […]
The Baptism of Jesus and the Testimony of God
Matthew 3:13-17 Verses parallel to Matthew 3:13-17 are Mark 1:9-11, Luke 3:21-22, and John 1:29-34. See Matthew 3:13-14. 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptised by John. 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, ‘I need to be baptised by you, and do you come to me?’ John knew […]
John the Baptist’s Message and Practical Guidance
Luke 3:7-14 7 John said to the crowds coming out to be baptised by him, ‘You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, “We have Abraham as our father.” For I tell you that out of these […]
Baptist John Baptises them with Water as the forerunner of the Messiah
John 1:24–28 (NIVUK): 24 Now the Pharisees who had been sent 25 questioned him, ‘Why then do you baptise if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?’ 26 ‘I baptise with water,’ John replied, ‘but among you stands one you do not know. 27 He is the one who comes after me, the straps of […]
Jesus, the Prophet, the Messiah
John 1:21b ‘Are you the Prophet?’ He answered, ‘No.’ The Prophet Moses has foretold in Deuteronomy 18:15, 18, 19. 15 “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him.” 18 I will raise up for them a prophet like you […]
Three Wise Men Worshiped and Presented Jesus with Gifts
Matthew 2:1-12 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem (1) and asked, ‘Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.’ (2) ‘Magi’ is sometimes translated to ‘wise men’. They might likely […]
Baptist John in the spirit and power of Elijah
Let us study John 1:21a about Baptist John to learn what is important to us as evangelists. John 1:21a They asked him, ‘Then who are you? Are you Elijah?’ He said, ‘I am not.’ Prophet Malachi foretold God would send the prophet Elijah. See Malachi 4:5-6. 5 ‘See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you […]
More about “Glory”
See Hebrews 1:3a (NIVUK). “The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word.” Jesus revealed his glory through the first of the signs (changing water into wine) (John 2:11) Jesus does not accept glory from human beings (John 5:41). Jesus has come […]
Love one another
1 John 4:1-21 1Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is […]
