John the Baptist: Mark 1:1-5; Matthew 3:1-12; Luke 3: 1-18; John 1:19-28
He preached repentance, and baptized people, and told them that the Messiah was coming, and they should prepare for Him.
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John lived in the desert, wore coarse camel hair clothing and ate locusts and wild honey. He preached redemption to anyone who came his way and baptized a repentance of sins.
Nobody told Jesus, he came down to be baptized by John.
Martin Luther preached the priesthood of all baptized Christians, which, actually, is the teaching of the Catholic Church.
Martin Luther preached the priesthood of all baptized Christians, which, actually, is the teaching of the Catholic Church.
Jesus fulfilled Scripture when he was water baptized. But He was not baptized for His sins- He was sinless. When Jesus was baptized, He was baptized with the Holy Spirit, and with the Spirit came power. Jesus never performed any miracles before he was baptized. He had the Holy spirit, but he was not baptized with the full power of the Spirit until John baptized him.
John the Baptist preached his message of repentance and baptized people in the Jordan River.
Jesus spoke parables to the crowds that came to listen to him.
About six months before Jesus was baptized, John the Baptizer went preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying: "Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near." (Matthew 3:1, 2) People heard what John said and took it to heart. They openly confessed their sins, repented of them, and then came to John to be baptized by him in the Jordan River. (Luke 1:13-16; Acts 13:23, 24)
38And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. 39And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing. 40But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
The voice of God came down from heaven and said He was pleased with Jesus.