“Following the Right One”
Reading: Matthew 3
Text: Matthew 3.13-17
The baptism of Jesus has been looked at as problematic by
some. If baptism is for the forgiveness
of sins, why was Christ baptized? This
is often asked by those who do not believe in the necessity of baptism in
salvation.
Consider a very simple argument for the baptism of
Christ. If Christ had not been baptized
there would surely have been people who would say, "Jesus wasn't baptized,
so why should I?" Christ was
baptized to "fulfill all righteousness" (3:15). Note that in Psalms 119:72 the Bible says,
"all thy commandments are righteousness." This means Jesus was baptized to fulfill the
commandment of God. We can draw the
conclusion that Jesus was baptized because it was a commandment of God. Not for Jesus specifically, but for all
people. Baptism is a command and Jesus
felt He should be baptized to keep all the commandments of God. This has great significance for us. We need to be baptized because it is God's command
in putting away sin. To reject baptism
is to reject a command of God. Not even
the sinless, Son of God felt He could ignore this commandment. How can we? -TM
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