11 “I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor,...
It appears that they said the words of repentance, but did not follow through with actions. So if you grieve and say you are sorry for your sins before God, but do not change your ways, have you really repented? John had a few words for those who did this. 7 But when...
If you knew that the Messiah was coming, how would you go about preparing the way of the LORD? I’m not sure I would have an answer for that. But we do get to see how John did. He first and foremost called people to repent. Why repentance? I could go on about...
Jesus was baptized “to fulfill all righteousness.” What did that...