Posted on 05/20/2019 9:18:19 AM PDT by OddLane
Most of us are naturally curious as to why Jesus underwent baptism. Especially since John baptized Jesus after saying the Bible says John preached a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins! In this video I'll explain why Jesus was baptized and what deep theological truths we learn from it. I'll also tackle some of the false teaching of Bart Ehrman about the gospel of Mark...
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My understanding has always been that Jesus was baptized to set an example for the rest of us. He had no sin, that needed to be forgiven.
Can’t watch the video at work.
The reason the Lord gave was to “fulfill all righteousness.”
Matt 3:13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
14 But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”
15 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.
He came to fulfill all prophecy and law. Baptism was part of the New Covenant. This should not be controversial.
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