Matthew 3 - The Model Preacher

 

Matthew 3 – The Model Preacher

 

John the Baptist was a road builder who paved the way for the Lord (Isa. 40:3), and an axman who got to the root of sin and exposed it. He was not intimidated by people, nor was he afraid to preach about judgment. He was obedient to his Lord and magnified Him in all things (John3:30).

 

Some people heard God’s Word and confessed their sins, while others heard it and covered their sins (Prov. 28:13). The first group became children of God, but the second group were children of Satan. (John 8:44).

 

Jesus is the Son of God. The scriptures, John the Baptist, the Holy Spirit, and the Father attested to that truth.

 

John preached two truths, that people should repent; and the kingdom of heaven was about to arrive with the coming of the long-awaited Messiah, the true King of Israel. He was known as the “One crying in the wilderness” while the Lord is Jesus Christ.

 

John’s baptism was not only a baptism of repentance but also preparation for the Messiah, the One who would wash people of their sins through His shed blood.

 

Because the Pharisees and Sadducees detested each other’s teaching, they did not normally attend functions together. Instead, they sent investigators to observe John’s works and hear his teachings, John rebuked them for their pride and gross misuse of authority.

 

When Jesus said that His baptism would fulfill all righteousness, He declares that through His death, burial, and resurrection, He would fully satisfy all the requirements of a holy God, thereby enabling sinful man to be reconciled to God.

 

The baptism of Jesus involved all three members of the Trinity. God spoke the words: “This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased”. The voice from heaven was heard by witnesses, it was not imagined.

 

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