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Why was Jesus the Christ of Nazareth baptized…

Why was Jesus the Christ of Nazareth baptized…

 

John the Baptist a prophet preached a message all Jews had to obey to be faithful to God…

Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way; The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight; John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins. And there went out unto him all the country of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem; and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins...Mark 1:2-5.

 

So If you were a Jew and Jesus being from the tribe of Judah was indeed a Jew you had to repent or stop sinning or doing evil and be baptized for the forgiveness or remission of your sins.

 

Jesus never sinned or did an evil thing…therefore He did not need to repent or be forgiven having His sins in remission…so why did Jesus get baptized of John…

 

John was a prophet with a new message of forgiveness repent and be baptized for the remission of sins…any Jew had to obey this message from a true prophet.

 

Jesus when He came to be baptized of John…John stopped Him knowing He did not need forgiveness or to repent…but Jesus said allow it to fulfill all righteousness sake. In my words…Jesus said I have to obey the same message or I will sin by being disobedient to a prophet from God who has commanded all to repent and be baptized. Jesus obeyed a command to repent and be baptized for the remission of sin out of shear obedience to the command…we should learn from His example and be obedient to baptism that is now preached in Jesus name.

 

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffereth him. And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him; and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased....Matthew 3:13-17.

 

Prayer

Father help us to obey your commands which include baptism for the remission of our sins and meet our soul’s deepest needs in Jesus of Nazareth’s name amen.

 

Try…A…Pause for Prayer and Devotional a Wellsaid Christian Devotional about the teachings of Jesus… https://www.anopenbiblestudy.com/blog-by-ben-the-friend



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