Matthew 4:12 part 6 A Faithful Testimony

Matthew 4:12 part 6
“A Faithful Testimony”

One of the main themes of John’s Gospel is, those who genuinely love God and desire to know the truth will come to believe and have faith in Jesus. Those who would rather believe what they already know will never come to this faith. Those who are content to live a worldly life will reject Christ and ultimately reject eternal life, while those who long for spiritual truth will receive His message and gain eternal life. I personally believe that John chapter 3 is a "must read" chapter of the Bible. There are three prominent "must" verses that contain four must statements.

1.) The Sinner’s must:
a.) You must be born again (John 3:7)

2.) The Savior’s must:
a.) The Son of Man must be lifted up (John 3:14)

3.) The Sovereign’s must:
a.) He must increase (John 3:30)

4.) The Servant’s must:
a.) We must decrease (John 3:30)

Matthew 3:13-17

Matthew 3:13-17 
Cousins Meet At The Jordan

There are several reasons why it was fitting for John to baptize Jesus as HE began HIS ministry to embark on His great work. First off, it was appropriate that Jesus set the example to us all in by submitting to the will of HIS FATHER. HIS forerunner, John was the “voice crying in the wilderness” whom Isaiah prophesied, would call people to repentance in preparation for their Messiah (Isaiah 40:3). By baptizing Him, John was declaring to all that Jesus was the One they had been waiting for, the Son of God, the One he had predicted would baptize “with the Holy Spirit and fire” (Matthew 3:11).

Jesus’ baptism by John takes on an added dimension when we consider that John was of the tribe of Levi and a direct descendant of Aaron. In reality, John was one of the most qualified me ever to not only minister to God, but to also mediate things of men before God. Just compare John the Baptist's credentials to the credentials of the imposters who were High Priests of those days. I wrote about it in my post, "John The Baptist, The Last Aaronic High Priest".

In Luke's Gospel. he specifies that both of John’s parents were of the Aaronic priestly line (Luke 1:5). One of the duties of the priests in the Old Testament was to present the sacrifices before the Lord. John the Baptist’s baptism of Jesus could be seen as a priestly presentation of the Ultimate Sacrifice. There are more significances that yoiu can read in my commentary on the subject. Today, we look into the time John introduced Jesus by saying, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”

Matthew 1:18-25

A Miracle Birth

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife, and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name Jesus.

Matthew 1:18-25

1. (Matthew 1:18) In This verse we read that six months after Mary’s (cousin or aunt) Elizabeth conceived John (Luke 1:5-25) that she was visited by an angel and told that the Holy Spirit will come upon her and she will conceive a Child (Luke 1:26-38). And that Child, “will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.”

Matthew Introduction Christ The King

Matthew Introduction
Outline Study

by Chuck Ness

Events of the life of Christ are recorded in all four gospels of the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Three of them are referred to as the synoptic gospels, Matthew, Mark and Luke. In Matthew's account he makes the points that Jesus was the rightful heir to David's throne, and that HE is the prophesied Messiah. Matthews Gospel shows us that Jesus did not come to establish the kingdom on earth, but rather save man from his sins. In Matthew's account, we are also blessed with the greatest message ever given, the Sermon on the Mount, which has rightly been called the Christian Manifesto.