What are some similarities between Jesus and John the Baptist?

Answer 1

they are the same.

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Another answer:

Depends who you ask.

Some Christian denominations will say they the same.

And Some Christians will say that they different.

Islam says that they are not, not even on Par.

Jewish don't even put Jesus in the equation.

According to The Bible Jesus said that the "Father is Greater than I". From this one concludes that teh one is inferior to the other.

The only thing they have in common is the same purpose.

Answer:

The Bible makes reference to them as "Father and Son."

God made mankind "male and female"... in a "family" relationship... one family made up of many people. As mentioned above, their "purpose" is the same -- like "family sticks together" for the benefit of the family in all matters.

God calls those to whom He has given His Holy Spirit, HIS CHILDREN. That's "family."

"The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that WE ARE THE CHILDREN OF GOD [that's family]... Heirs of God [that's family], and Joint-Heirs WITH Christ; if so be that we suffer with Him, that WE MAY BE ALSO GLORIFIED TOGETHER." (Rom.8:16-17 KJV)

And the Bible concludes with the same "familial" theme regarding mankind's potential to enter into [be adopted] into GOD'S FAMILY!

"...even we Christians, although we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future Glory, also groan to be released from pain and suffering. We, too, wait anxiously for that Day when God WILL GIVE US OUR FULL RIGHTS AS HIS CHILDREN, including the new bodies He has promised us - bodies that will never be sick again and will never die." (verse 23 LVB Living Bible)

"Everyone who conquers [overcometh KJV] will INHERIT all these blessings, and I will be his God and HE WILL BE MY SON." (Rev.21:7 LVB)

The "similarity" between Jesus and God is the similarity that is present between Loving, Respectful, Trusting FAMILY MEMBERS! The Father is the Head of His Household... and His "Firstborn Son"... and ALL THE REST OF HIS CHILDREN are working toward the Day when they will be revealed to the world -- and the Day when all will be rewarded with their inheritance of the Universe [all things].

It's the same "similarity" among the Father, His Firstborn Son Jesus, and all the rest of His Children:

"...we should behave like God's VERY OWN CHILDREN, adopted into the bosom of His Family, and calling to Him, 'Father, Father.'" (Rom.8:15 LVB)

God made mankind "male and female." He made them a "family" to demonstrate to man what HE IS ALL ABOUT. God is making, creating, procreating THE GOD FAMILY! That's what the Divinely-Revealed Word of God, the Bible, is about.

It's about "family." And that's the "similarity" between the Father in heaven and His Son, Jesus Christ, who sits presently at His Father's right hand interceding on behalf of the rest of God's Faithful Children, who Trust Him to redeem them from the god of this world -- and from his family... the "children of disobedience" [Eph.2:2 & 5:6-7].

Answer 2

Isaac, like Christ, was a promised son, and both births were miraculous -- Isaac's because his mother, Sarai, was past childbearing age, and Christ because his mother, Mary, was a virgin. Both were named before their birth by God, which is unusual in the scripture. Despite the fact that their births were promised, and both were expected to accomplish great things -- Isaac was supposed to be the first in Abraham's lineage, which was eventually to become a "great nation," and Christ was to be the Messiah who was promised to the Jews -- both were condemned to die, apparently before they had achieved their purpose. God ordered Abraham to sacrifice Isaac and offer him as a burnt offering. Christ, of course, was murdered. God spared Isaac in the end, providing a lamb as a substitute sacrifice; Christ's purpose, of course, was to be the Lamb of God. In these and in other ways, Isaac foreshadows the coming of Christ.

Answer 3

• The similarities of John the Baptist and Jesus Christ is that, they are both preachers. They both encourage men and women in the olden times to "Change of Heart" or what we call "Metanoia", however we all know that John the Baptist is Jesus' Precursor. He is the one who had prepared the people for the coming of the Messiah. He preached that there is one mightier than Him. And that he is certain of his mission, and ready to face anything, even death like Jesus and of his identity.

Answer 4

They were both from Bethlehem. They were both unlikely choices for leadership-David was too young and Jesus was not trained as a Rabbi. They were both blue collar workers. There was also a long time between being anointed as king and becoming king

Answer 5

Jacob is significant in the Old Testament for several reasons.

a) Jacob later changes his name to Israel (Genesis 32:28), and is the father of the twelve tribes of Israel, God's chosen people.

b) Jacob, though in a deceiving and mischievous way, embraces the promises of God to Abraham and the blessings of God.

c) Jacob has a dream in Genesis 28 of a stairway to heaven, and is promised that all nations will be blessed through Jacob and his offspring (a reinforcement of the the promise to Abraham Gen 12:3).

d) Jacob wrestles with God (Gen 32) and saw God face to face.

Jesus is similar to Jacob because he FULFILS all that Jacob begun. Jesus is the true Israel, the true king of Israel, he is God and he is the ruler of God's chosen people.

Jesus is the fulfilment of the promises of God, and specifically the third promise to Abraham that all nations will be blessed through Abraham, and in turn Jacob and his descendants. Everyone (all nations) are able to experience the blessings of God (not just Jews) through Jesus.

Jacob and his vision of a stairway to heaven is similar to what Jesus promises to Nathanael in John 1:51 of the angels of heaven ascending and descending. But there is a key difference, no longer is it a stairway but the SON OF MAN. Jesus is the stairway to heaven and the connecting and bridge between heaven and earth.

Finally Jacob wrestles with God and sees his face. Jesus reconciles us to God and is the face of God. Those who want to see God and know him need only look at Jesus.

Answer 6

A:According to the Old Testament Book of Genesis, Adam was not born, but wholly created by God and therefore had no human father or mother. According to the New Testament, at least the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, Jesus had no human father, although his earthly mother was Mary.

Some see Adam as having been created immortal, although God's concern lest he ate the fruit of the Tree of Life after having eaten the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge suggests that this is an incorrect interpretation. The New Testament tells us that Jesus rose from the dead and is immortal.

Answer 7

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