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Disciples Disciple (Reproduce)
The Gospel of God: Crown of Thorns and Crown of Gold
Gospel of God: the promise of the final permanent physical manifestation of God on the earth in sovereign power.
Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee...From that time, Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matt 4:12, 17
A baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Luke 3:3
What was John PROMISING?
This verse may seem to be simple, but it is probably the most difficult verse in the entire Gospel of Mark, not only because of some of the difficult terms but because of the unsuspected complication in the syntax.
John had baptized men who confessed their sins so that they might escape judgment.
[I. Howard Marshall, The Gospel of Luke: A Commentary on the Greek Text, New International Greek Testament Commentary (Exeter: Paternoster Press, 1978), 136.]
In short, John’s baptism was a step toward the Promised One’s forgiveness.
Darrell L. Bock, Luke: 1:1–9:50, vol. 1, Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 1994), 289.
What Shall We Do?
Give Evidence of Genuine Repentance:
The Crowd – Generosity (clothing and food)
Tax Collectors – Honest in Business (Tax Collecting)
Soldiers – Content with wages (Extortion and Lying)
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Disciples Disciple (Reproduce)
The Gospel of God: Crown of Thorns and Crown of Gold
Gospel of God: the promise of the final permanent physical manifestation of God on the earth in sovereign power.
Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee...From that time, Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matt 4:12, 17
A baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Luke 3:3
What was John PROMISING?
This verse may seem to be simple, but it is probably the most difficult verse in the entire Gospel of Mark, not only because of some of the difficult terms but because of the unsuspected complication in the syntax.
John had baptized men who confessed their sins so that they might escape judgment.
[I. Howard Marshall, The Gospel of Luke: A Commentary on the Greek Text, New International Greek Testament Commentary (Exeter: Paternoster Press, 1978), 136.]
In short, John’s baptism was a step toward the Promised One’s forgiveness.
Darrell L. Bock, Luke: 1:1–9:50, vol. 1, Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 1994), 289.
What Shall We Do?
Give Evidence of Genuine Repentance:
The Crowd – Generosity (clothing and food)
Tax Collectors – Honest in Business (Tax Collecting)
Soldiers – Content with wages (Extortion and Lying)