John the Baptist the specific stipulation, not begin to “Do say to yourselves, Then and have Abraham for our father’”. ‘We now there are those who think a genetic heritage is enough, which John clearly dismisses. Paul will later categorically state, is “…it (Gal. 3:7) They those who are of faith who are sons of Abraham”. need to not just repent, but prove they have done so sincerely by following up with changed lives. This is the important aspect of baptism, that it is not a means to clean”, but a public “get testimony identifying that one has been cleansed and will make every effort to never return back to their previous way of life. 10And the crowds were questioning him, saying, what shall we do?” 11And he would answer “Then and say to them, man who has two tunics is “The to share with him who has none; and he who has food is to do likewise.” 12And some tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, what “Teacher, shall we do?” 13And he said to them, no “Collect more than what you have been ordered to.” 14Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, what about us, what shall we do?” And he “And said to them, not take money from anyone “Do by force, or accuse anyone falsely, and be content with your wages.” (Luke 3:10–14) What do all these examples have in common? Interestingly enough, they all have to do with treatment of others—an application of loving our neighbor as our self. can say they Anyone love God, but this is actually proven in the course of our love (or not) of others. John’s definition of a repentance which produces
John the Baptist the specific stipulation, “Do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father’”. Then and now there are those who think a genetic heritage is enough, which John clearly dismisses. Paul will later categorically state, “…it is those who are of faith who are sons of Abraham”. (Gal. 3:7) They need to not just repent, but prove they have done so sincerely by following up with changed lives. This is the important aspect of baptism, that it is not a means to “get clean”, but a public testimony identifying that one has been cleansed and will make every effort to never return back to their previous way of life. 10And the crowds were questioning him, saying, “Then what shall we do?” 11And he would answer and say to them, “The man who has two tunics is to share with him who has none; and he who has food is to do likewise.” 12And some tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?” 13And he said to them, “Collect no more than what you have been ordered to.” 14Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, “And what about us, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not take money from anyone by force, or accuse anyone falsely, and be content with your wages.” (Luke 3:10–14) What do all these examples have in common? Interestingly enough, they all have to do with treatment of others—an application of loving our neighbor as our self. Anyone can say they love God, but this is actually proven in the course of our love (or not) of others. John’s definition of a repentance which produces
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