The Baptism
John took Jesus to the water and baptized Him. As soon as He was baptized, Jesus came out of the river. Suddenly the skies were opened, and He saw God's Spirit coming down on Him like a dove. He heard a voice from heaven say, "This is my Beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased!"
Why did the Lord Jesus come to the Jordan River unto John (Matthew 3:13)? ________________________________________________.
John’s baptism was a "baptism of ________________________." (Acts 13:24; compare Matthew 3:2,8,11).
Did Jesus need to repent? _______. Why not?____________________.
A person cannot confess his sins if he does not have any! The Bible declares that the Lord Jesus was absolutely SINLESS.
Will the believer ever reach a point in this life where he does not have any sin and therefore does not need confession (1 John 1:8-10)? _________.
Why was it right for the sinless Saviour to submit to a baptism that was intended and purposed for sinners? What was Christ’s purpose for coming into the world (Matthew 1:21; Luke 5:30-32; 19:10; John 3:17; 1 Timothy 1:15)? __________________________________________________________________
Therefore, it was proper and right for the Saviour at the beginning of His public ministry to IDENTIFY WITH THOSE HE CAME TO SAVE. He humbled Himself and was willing to associate and identify with sinners, though He Himself knew no sin. He was willing to stand in the place of sinners and to put Himself alongside of all the sinful ones for whom John’s baptism was designed.
THE BAPTISM OF JESUS MARKED THE BEGINNING OF OUR LORD’S PUBLIC MINISTRY.
About how old was Jesus at this time (Luke 3:22-23)? _______________ Jesus came from ___________________ of __________________ (Mark 1:9) to be baptized, thus leaving His home town, His family, His occupation and His privacy.
God became human and lived on earth
among us. He came to save sinners.
John 1:14, And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us,
and we beheld His glory as of the only begotten from the
Father, full of grace and truth.