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1 | Why was Christ baptized? | NT general Archive 1 | Chris | 2678 | ||
The Bible plainly says, "'I did not recognize Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing in water.' John testified saying, " I have seen the Spirit desending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him. I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ' He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.' So, one reason, there may be more, was to let the forerunner know whom he was running for. (Is whom correct there?) |
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2 | Why was Christ baptized? | NT general Archive 1 | kalos | 2711 | ||
"And I did not know Him and did not recognize Him [myself]; but it is in order that He should be made manifest and be revealed to Israel [be brought out where we can see Him] that I came baptizing in (with) water" (John 1:31, The Amplified Bible). . . . "I didn't know who he was. But I came to baptize you* with water, so that everyone in Israel would see him" (John 1:31, Contemporary English Version). . . . *you. Here John was speaking not to or of Jesus, but to the other people to whom he was talking as he saw 'Jesus coming toward him'. . . . "...so that everyone in Israel would see him." He does not say so that he, John the Baptist, but so that "everyone in Israel" would see him (Christ). |
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3 | Why was Christ baptized? | NT general Archive 1 | Chris | 2722 | ||
Your absolutely right about that, I hadn't seen that in the passage, but I do believe that the remainder of the passage suggests that John, himself also realized who Jesus was after the baptism and descending of the Spirit, and I think the passage suggests that this was one reason for the baptism. Jn 1:32-34: John testified saying, "I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him. *I did not recongnize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'He upon whom [you] see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit*. I myself have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God." [you] - I assume that this is John, yea or nay? |
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