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2 lis 2019 · 1 of 5 John 1:29-34 29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. 30 He is the one of whom I said, ‘A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’ 31 I did not know him, but the reason why I came
Read the account of Jesus’ encounter with John the Immerser (1:19-34), and try to discover what’s missing in the story. Don’t peek! The synoptic gospels all describe John baptizing Jesus (Mt. 3:16; 1:9-10; Lk. 3:21), but the Gospel of John does not.
· John shows us who Jesus is by giving us Jesus’ own words about Himself, expressed in seven dramatic I AM statements. These seven I AM statements were not included in the first three gospels. · John shows us who Jesus is by giving the testimony witnesses who testify about the identity of Jesus.
Commentaries on the Gospel according to John are numerous, and some of them are written with great learning and ability. Rarely has a separate and extended interpretation
John's story of John the Baptist and Jesus is a story of John's testimony about Jesus to his disciples. While it is not clear whom John is addressing in the first two episodes, it is in effect a declaration spoken directly to the audience of the Gospel.
JOHN 1:29 says He is the LAMB OF GOD. We saw in I Pt. 1:19 that we are redeemed by the precious blood of Christ as of a lamb without spot or blemish. Rm. 3:25 says that God has "set Christ forth" (REVEALED) to be our propitiation through FAITH IN HIS BLOOD.
Our Lord, on returning from His temptation in the wilderness, came straight to John the Baptist. He was welcomed with these wonderful and rapturous words, familiarity with which has deadened our sense of their greatness. How audacious they would sound to some of their first hearers!
