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Jesus’ Baptism and Ours: I should be baptized by you
In both Matthew and Luke, John the Baptist protests Jesus’ request to be baptized. “I need to be baptized by you. And do you come to me?” We understand John’s reluctance. Jesus seems to us an unlikely candidate for a … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, baptism of Jesus, eschatology, John the Baptist, Kingdom of God, missional theology, Rober Duvall, The Apostle
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Jesus’ baptism and ours: the importance of asking the right question
In my last post, I suggested that Jesus’ baptism is a model for our own. We are baptized for the same reasons he was. This is not an obvious statement for most of us, since we think baptism is primarily … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, baptism of Jesus, exile, John the Baptist, Kingdom of God, NT Wright, redemption
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The Baptism of Jesus and Ours
It’s been awhile since I’ve seen one, but in the days of my youth it was not uncommon to see behind the pulpit a baptistry with a painted scene of the Jordan River. I had no need of such a … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, baptism of Jesus, eschatology, Jordan River, Kingdom of God
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