The Greatest Life Ever Lived

A Study in the Incarnate Life of Jesus Christ

Gospels Lesson 18 : The Beginning of John the Baptist’s Ministry

MATTHEW 3:1-10, MARK 1:1-6, LUKE 3:1-14 – RELATED PASSAGES ISAIAH 40:1-5, MALACHI 3:1-3 – THE INTRODUCTION OF JOHN THE BAPTIZER’S PUBLIC MINISTRY – SECULAR AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND – “BAPTISM” NOT A TRANSLATION BUT A TRANSLITERATION – PURPOSE OF BAPTISM – JEWISH PROSELYTE BAPTISM – REPENTANCE AND REMISSION OF SINS DEFINED – VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS – DESCRIPTION OF JOHN THE BAPTIZER – “BRING FORTH FRUITS OF REPENTANCE”, FAITH BEARS FRUIT OF WORKS – THE JEWS BELIEVED THEY WERE ACCEPTED DUE TO THEIR PHYSICAL LINEAGE – JUDGMENT IS NEAR