Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Luke 3:2b-6, 15-18
by: Gabrielle Watt.
Here is that phrase again: “The voice of one calling out…” (v.4). Luke made the connection between the one prophesied in Isaiah and John the Baptist. John definitely prepared the way for Jesus by calling his listeners to repent—all the while making sure to clarify that he was not the Messiah. In fact, he humbly said he was not even worthy of taking off the Messiah’s sandals. He continued by explaining that there was a difference between the water baptism he performed and the type of baptism Jesus would provide. What is baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire?
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