While Matthew, Mark and Luke all record Jesus’ coming to be baptized by John, only Matthew notes John’s reluctance: But John tried to deter {Jesus} saying, ‘I need to be […]

What Did He Say? In addition to introducing Jesus’ ministry, John introduced a number of key spiritual terms. Repentance, confession, baptism, the kingdom of heaven, judgment, and the baptism of […]

We see that John the Baptist’s recognition of his own role was clear: I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come one who is more powerful […]

Between the last words of Matthew chapter two and the first words of chapter three some thirty years have passed. Enter John the Baptist. He was called the Baptist because […]