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Today we are looking at what marks the beginning of the ministry of Jesus.
His baptism, where not do we only see the oddity of the baptism of the sinless one, but we see the manifestation of the trinity.
Luke 3:15-22
Jesus Baptism
The early Christians were a little embarrassed about this for two reasons; (1) They thought that this showed Jesus’ need for repentance and forgiveness, (2) Some thought this showed that Jesus was subordinate to John.
Did Jesus need to Repent?
When we look back in v.3 at the baptism of John, this is a baptism of repentance.
Did Jesus need to repent?
Say no
John states that Jesus is the lamb that takes away the sin of the world.
Was Jesus subordinate to John?
v.16 John says I am not worthy to untie his sandal.
John insists that he needs to be baptized by Jesus not the other way around
To fulfill all righteousness
Jesus came for two reasons:
1) To be our sin-bearer
this is why He is called the lamb of God.
He came to be the perfect sacrifice for us.
2) He came to make us righteous
We not only need our sin taken away, but we need to be righteous.
Water glass illustration
Our response
We should also be baptized
To mirror our Lord and Savior, as well as identify with Him.
We need to recognize the source of righteousness.
We cannot rely on our righteous actions to get into heaven, they aren’t enough.
Lead us away from christian snobbery.
The Trinity
God is one in essence, three in person
We see all three persons of the godhead here.
The Son being baptised, the Holy Spirit descending and the Father speaking
This is one of the most difficult doctrines in Christianity but one that is foundational.
God is one divine being, his constitutional nature/ essence is one.
However, in this divine being there are three person’s or individual substance's.
It is intelligible in some of its relations and modes of manifestation, but unintelligible in its essential nature.
The Trinity is a mystery.
One that does not violate the laws of contradiction but it is one that our finite minds cannot understand.
However when we look at scripture the trinity is clear.
The church has never tried to explain the mystery of the Trinity, but only sought to formulate the doctrine of the Trinity in such a manner that the errors which endangered it were warded off.
Pleasing the Father
How we all desire to hear these words, to hear God say to us that He is well pleased.
The people of Israel continually fall into whoredom.
For this is how God sees it when we fall into sin, when we leave Him for our own passions and desires.
It wasn’t until the baptism of Jesus that we hear God say, now I am well pleased.
Now I am proud of you.
Why?
Because Jesus is fulfilling all righteousness.
He isn’t living for His will but for the will of God.
How do we please God?
We know that there is none righteous, we know that our deeds are as filthy rags where we have nothing to stand on in ourselves.
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