根据新约记载,约翰预料一个比自己更伟大的弥赛亚形象即将诞生,并将耶稣的来临宣布给大家,所以基督徒通常称约翰为“耶稣的先行者(precursor or forerunner of Jesus)”。同时,约翰也被认为是“先知以利亚的精神继承者(spiritual successor of the prophet Elijah)”。 一些学者认为约翰受到半禁欲(semi-ascetic)的爱色尼...
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The second reason that this is important, is that we see that the gift of God’s spirit was not exclusive to Jesus at the time of his baptism. The new believers in Samaria had been baptized in the name of Jesus and now, when Peter and John prayed for them, they also received the H...
The word "baptize" (or one of the derivatives) is found about 150 times in theBook of Mormonthough only 123 of its pages claim to have been written after the birth (note: not ministry) of Jesus. The fact that the word (or a derivative) is used more times in the Book of Mormon th...
St. John the Baptist was a Jewish prophet revered in Christianity as the forerunner of Jesus Christ. He preached the imminence of God’s Final Judgment and baptized those who repented in self-preparation for it. After a period of desert solitude, John th
22.Jesus baptizes in Judea. 23.The baptism, witness, and doctrine of John concerning Jesus. Study BibleBook ◦Chapter Everyone who does evil This phrase refers to those who practice sin and live in opposition to God's commandments. In biblical context, "evil" is often associated with actio...