In today’s video, we look at Matthew 3:13-17 and why Jesus was baptized. We’ll also explore the importance of the Trinity in the passage and in our daily walk.
The context:
John has been baptizing many people who have come out to him to repent of their sin. Today, we see Jesus enter the scene, and ask John an uncomfortable question.
Different Kinds of Baptisms:
John was baptizing people who wanted to repent and live for God. It was a purification type of baptism, and not the same as the baptism we practice today (as they were not accepting Jesus as their savior yet!).
Jesus is baptized “to fulfill all righteousness,” but he didn’t need to repent because he was without sin. He is endorsing John’s baptism and the baptism with water shows his full submission to God. It is at this point that he receives another baptism: of the Holy Spirit.
Today’s Passage: Matthew 3:13-17
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14 John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. 16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; 17 and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
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