I want to begin with a question: Why would the eternal and sinless Son of God stand in line with sinners and submit to a baptism associated with repentance? Did he need to repent? Of course not, he was without sin from conception to the grave. Then, why?
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Christ’s Commissioned Church
And so, as maturing disciples, we make disciples by going, baptizing, and teaching, but we do not make them for ourselves. For Christ has promised to be with us “always,” not only for today but “to the end of the age” (Matt. 28:20).
The Unity of God
In Jesus’ High Priestly Prayer, contained in the seventeenth chapter of the Gospel of John, Jesus prays first for himself, then for his disciples, and then for “those who will believe” in him. Yes, prior to Judas’ betrayal, prior to Peter’s denial, prior to his mock trial by the leaders of Israel, prior to his suffering and crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, Jesus prays for you and me. What does Jesus pray for you and me? He prays, “that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me” (21). He prays for a unity of the church that testifies to the unity of the Trinity.
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