Matthew 3:11 - "I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." [NKJV] (Also Luke 3:16)
John the Baptist baptized people with water (John 1:26) specifically water in the Jordan River.
John the Baptist baptised with water.
Actually nobody did baptize John the Baptist.
Nobody.
we call him that because he was the first to legitimately baptize, and because he baptized Jesus
He baptized into water, but the one coming after him (Jesus) would baptize into the Holy Spirit.
Jesus Christ. God sent John the Baptist to baptize. God gave him the authority to baptize and he baptized Jesus. The "Baptist" denomination is the only denomination mentioned in The Bible. The Baptist church originated with Jesus Christ in the land of Israel.
No; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the River Jordan.
Actually, the Pharisees DID question him.
Because it was By St. John's Baptism that Our Lord was Anointed as the Messiah.
john was only a human, so he could only bless you with mortal things. but Jesus, however, can bless you with immortal things.
Because St. John also known as St. John the baptist was the first person to ever baptize somebody. He baptized Jesus in the Jordan river and many more people.
John the Baptist is said to be the forerunner of Jesus Christ, for it was John who prepared the way for Him. To testify that Jesus, who was to come, was in fact the son of God. It was Johns responsibility to baptize Jesus. Finally, John was the only legal administrator in the affairs of the kingdom.
A baptist