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3. History of Baptism

4. Luke 3: 2-18,21-22
2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the desert. 3 He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 4 As is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:

5. Luke 3: 2-18,21-22
"A voice of one calling in the desert,
'Prepare the way for the Lord,
make straight paths for him.
5 Every valley shall be filled in,
every mountain and hill made low.
The crooked roads shall become straight,
the rough ways smooth.
6 And all mankind will see God's salvation.

6. Luke 3: 2-18,21-22
7 John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.‘ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

7. Luke 3: 2-18,21-22
9 The axe is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire."
10 "What should we do then?" the crowd asked.
11 John answered, "The man with two tunics should share with him who has none, and the one who has food should do the same."

8. Luke 3: 2-18,21-22
12 Tax collectors also came to be baptized. "Teacher," they asked, "what should we do?"
13 "Don't collect any more than you are required to," he told them. 14 Then some soldiers asked him, "And what should we do?"
He replied, "Don't extort money and don't accuse people falsely—be content with your pay."

9. Luke 3: 2-18,21-22
15 The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Christ. 16 John answered them all, "I baptize you with water. But one more powerful than I will come, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

10. Luke 3: 2-18,21-22
17 His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire." 18 And with many other words John exhorted the people and preached the good news to them.

11. Luke 3: 2-18,21-22
21 When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased."

12. John – The Messenger
Message concerning the “Great Wrath Bringer”

13. Four-fold necessity for repentance

14. Four-fold necessity for repentance
False Assurance – the shocking realisation that peace with God isn’t hereditary.

15. Four-fold necessity for repentance
False Assurance
Imminent Danger – God’s promises to Abraham were not their inheritance. Rather, the axe was at the root of the tree.

16. Four-fold necessity for repentance
False Assurance
Imminent Danger
Coming Messiah – The Baptiser of the Holy Spirit and Fire

17. Four-fold necessity for repentance

18. Four-fold necessity for repentance
False Assurance
Imminent Danger
Coming Messiah
Forgiveness is still possible

19. John – The Messenger

21. Jesus, the Messiah
The Blazing Winnower joins Himself to the sinners

22. Jesus, the Messiah
The Blazing Winnower joins Himself to the sinners

23. Necessity for Jesus’ Baptism
Event 1: Heaven Opened

24. Necessity for Jesus’ Baptism
Event 1: Heaven Opened
Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble before you!
As when fire sets twigs ablaze
and causes water to boil,
come down to make your name known to your enemies and cause the nations to quake before you!
Isaiah 64

25. Necessity for Jesus’ Baptism
Event 1: Heaven Opened
… But when we continued to sin against them,
you were angry.
How then can we be saved?
All of us have become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags
Isaiah 64

26. Necessity for Jesus’ Baptism
Event 1: Heaven Opened = Answered Prayer

27. Necessity for Jesus’ Baptism
Event 2: The Holy Spirit descended like a dove

28. Necessity for Jesus’ Baptism
Event 2: The Holy Spirit descended like a dove
1 Samuel 16:13
Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the LORD came upon David in power

29. Necessity for Jesus’ Baptism
Event 2: The Holy Spirit descended like a dove
Acts 10:37-38
37You know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power

30. Necessity for Jesus’ Baptism
Event 2: The Holy Spirit descended like a dove – Isaiah 61:1-2
1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,
because the LORD has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners,
2 to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn

31. Necessity for Jesus’ Baptism
Event 2: The Holy Spirit descended like a dove = He is God’s Chosen Deliverer

32. Necessity for Jesus’ Baptism
Event 3: The voice from Heaven
And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”

33. Necessity for Jesus’ Baptism
Event 3: The voice from Heaven
Isaiah 42:1
Here is my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen one in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him
and he will bring justice to the nations

34. Necessity for Jesus’ Baptism
Event 3: The voice from Heaven
ISAIAH 53:4-6
4 Surely he took up our infirmities
and carried our sorrows,
yet we considered him stricken by God,
smitten by him, and afflicted.

35. Necessity for Jesus’ Baptism
Event 3: The voice from Heaven
ISAIAH 53:4-6
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon him,
and by his wounds we are healed.

36. Necessity for Jesus’ Baptism
Event 3: The voice from Heaven
ISAIAH 53:4-6
6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to his own way;
and the LORD has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.

37. Necessity for Jesus’ Baptism
Event 3: The voice from Heaven

38. Necessity for Jesus’ Baptism
Event 3: The voice from Heaven = He is the only satisfactory sacrifice

39. The New Baptism
Acts 2:37-38
37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"
38 Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit