And it seems to be that he calls for baptism as a sign of rededication or repurification of life in a typically Jewish way before God. That Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist is as certain as ...

And it seems to be that he calls for baptism as a sign of rededication or repurification of life in a typically Jewish way before God. That Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist is as certain as ...

John the Baptist preached in the wilderness ... This could be for the following reasons: baptism is for the forgiveness of sin, yet Jesus is God’s son and therefore sinless Jesus is the greater ...

This messenger is John the Baptist, who appeared in the desert of Judaea. Baptism was a Jewish ritual – people were totally immersed in water to symbolise cleansing. John’s baptism was a ...