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John 1:30-34
John 1:30-34
What a scene that must have been! Here’s John the Baptist baptizing the Lord Jesus in the Jordan River. The heavens open up. God the Father speaks and says, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” And the Spirit of God descends from heaven like a dove and remains on the Lord Jesus. And John the Baptist makes this dramatic statement: chapter 1 of the Gospel of John verse 34, “And I saw and bore witness that this is the Son of God.” That’s why John wrote his Gospel! He wrote his Gospel to prove that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. That is, Jesus is God! He is the eternal God. “In the beginning was the Word,” the Lord Jesus Christ. Then that Word came down to earth and was made flesh. Then He went to a cross and was made sin. John the Baptist bore witness; this is the Son of God.
Is Jesus indeed the Son of God? God the Father said He was. You have the entire Trinity being displayed here at the Jordan River. God the Son is being baptized. God the Father speaks from heaven. God the Holy Spirit comes down like a dove. God the Father said, “This is My beloved Son.” God the Holy Spirit said this is the Son of God by lighting upon Him. You remember that Noah sent forth a dove and it never did come back. Where has that dove been? Well, spiritually speaking that dove’s been flying all through the Old Testament looking for someplace to land. Couldn’t land on Abraham, he lied about his wife. Isaac lied about his wife. Jacob did a lot of lying. David committed adultery. The dove could not find a clean place to land, and then here is Jesus Christ coming out of the waters of the Jordan.
The dove says, “I can land there. He is the perfect Son of God.” The Father says so and the Holy Spirit says so and John said so. He ought to know! God the Father and God the Son and God the Holy Spirit and John the Baptist gathered together there, and John says, “This is the Son of God.” Can you say that? Oh you say, “What difference does it make? It’s a point of theology.” Oh no. No, no. If you don’t believe that He is the Son of God, you cannot be saved. Trust Him. He is the Son of God. He’s the Savior of the world. He can be your Savior.
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What a scene that must have been! Here’s John the Baptist baptizing the Lord Jesus in the Jordan River. The heavens open up. God the Father speaks and says, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” And the Spirit of God descends from heaven like a dove and remains on the Lord Jesus. And John the Baptist makes this dramatic statement: chapter 1 of the Gospel of John verse 34, “And I saw and bore witness that this is the Son of God.” That’s why John wrote his Gospel! He wrote his Gospel to prove that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. That is, Jesus is God! He is the eternal God. “In the beginning was the Word,” the Lord Jesus Christ. Then that Word came down to earth and was made flesh. Then He went to a cross and was made sin. John the Baptist bore witness; this is the Son of God.
Is Jesus indeed the Son of God? God the Father said He was. You have the entire Trinity being displayed here at the Jordan River. God the Son is being baptized. God the Father speaks from heaven. God the Holy Spirit comes down like a dove. God the Father said, “This is My beloved Son.” God the Holy Spirit said this is the Son of God by lighting upon Him. You remember that Noah sent forth a dove and it never did come back. Where has that dove been? Well, spiritually speaking that dove’s been flying all through the Old Testament looking for someplace to land. Couldn’t land on Abraham, he lied about his wife. Isaac lied about his wife. Jacob did a lot of lying. David committed adultery. The dove could not find a clean place to land, and then here is Jesus Christ coming out of the waters of the Jordan.
The dove says, “I can land there. He is the perfect Son of God.” The Father says so and the Holy Spirit says so and John said so. He ought to know! God the Father and God the Son and God the Holy Spirit and John the Baptist gathered together there, and John says, “This is the Son of God.” Can you say that? Oh you say, “What difference does it make? It’s a point of theology.” Oh no. No, no. If you don’t believe that He is the Son of God, you cannot be saved. Trust Him. He is the Son of God. He’s the Savior of the world. He can be your Savior.