Nicodemus: How Can A Man Be Born When He Is Old?

Meanwhile, in the book of Matthew the chosen messenger sent to prepare the way for Lord is revealed, “…John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness”. [7 Matthew 3:1] In chapter 3, John the Baptist unapologetically fulfills the prophecy over his life through his consecrated lifestyle and ministry. He’s found confronting sin through his message of repentance, and performing baptisms. [ 8 Mat 3: 4-7] John also prophesies about Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.

Mathew, Mark, Luke and John the four Gospels in the Bible all sharing a common view or significant stories except one. The Gospel of John is the most unique and distinct out the four. In difference, none of the parables are documented in John, and only seven of the miracles are highlighted. Alternately, John’s Gospel conveys the meaning of Jesus by giving the readers an extended insight and an extend understanding of him. In John it tells us that Jesus himself is the Jewish Messiah that was prophesized in the Old Testament, who was appointed to earth by God in human flesh, then allows his life to the cross and goes back to God. All with the perspective that we may believe in him and

“The gospel gives away more to as who Jesus was as person and telling of his teachings in the ministry. John takes us behind Jesus’s ministry, where we get a glimpse of what it means to believe in Jesus as flesh of the eternal and living God, as the source of light and life, and for a believer to be a ‘Son of God.” (Sparknotes

In his book The Archetypal God and The Baptism of Jesus (LifeRich Publishing, 2016), Pastor John C’ de Baca wants to clear up any misunderstanding that have arisen from the act. And the job also comes with exposing the teachings of modern Christian churches that preach Jesus sought baptism from John to show

Nicodemus is confused about being “born again,” what does it mean to you? How would you explain it to a friend who didn’t grow up in church? 4. What is the issue in this conversation? 5.

The idea of baptismal regeneration is crucial to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and it addressed by Jesus in John 3:3 while Jesus was talking to Pharisee Nicodemus and said “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” The Bible documents what the characteristics of regeneration is but how this is accomplished is not seen.

He begins by comparing John the Baptist’s baptism in Luke 3:1 -22 to Jesus baptism of the spirit in Acts 2. He proposes that the baptism of John was symbolic while Christ 's baptism ushered in a new era that would redeem humanity from their living damnation. In other words, John’s baptism was an outward representation of a coming future reality while Jesus’s baptism was the manifestation of that

Baptism, the Christian rite of initiation which means the action of admitting someone into a secret or obscure society or froup, typically with a ritual, is a ritual cleansing with water. the early Christians integrated the ancient Jewish practice of ritual bathing into Christian practice (e.g., Leviticus 14:8). Baptism was also used to initiate converts to Judaism, and the Essenes, contemporaries of Jesus, practiced a daily ritual of bathing. According to accounts in the Gospels, John the Baptizer, who baptized his followers as a sign of repentance, baptized Jesus as well. Jesus later instructed his followers to baptize others. For early Christians, baptism was a sign of moral purification, the beginning of new and eternal life, and an indication

The elements of this practice equip the individual to perform this ritual in a successful manner and allow adherents to be disciples of the Lord in the Christian community. The use of water signifies the spiritual cleansing of the individual and reflects the discussion of rebirth through water in the Gospel of John - “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water” (3:5). The use of water also unifies the individual with the ministry of Christ as we take part in the same ceremony as him. The bible highlights the eternal connection established with the Christian community as the word stresses the importance of this practice. Furthermore, the white garment symbolises the pure and virtuous nature of this ritual and signifies the releasing from the chains of sin and being reborn into a new life with Christ. Pope Francis’ statement that the “people of God have become missionary disciples” highlights the communal aspect of baptism and its contribution to Christianity as a living tradition as it is the individuals moral duty to baptise non-believers and unite them with the Christian community. The Gospel of John reinforces this obligation and the importance of baptism for the individual and the community as a whole in “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Mttw

Infant baptism has an exceedingly long history of arguments within the Christian circle. These arguments reflect different interpretations and understandings on this Christian divine ritual that was left and recorded from the first century Christians. Through the biblical, historical, and theological stand points, I can establish solid reasons to support my objections against this tradition.

6733). As John truly reveals who Jesus is, he provides a “distinct Johannine teaching about salvation” (Strauss, 2011, p. 6733). One could say that John has such a greater inclusion of information because he personally accounted for all that he presented. Thus, answering for the differences found in the Synoptics. It is these inclusions that heavily reveal the severity of walking in the light with God, which is crucial to our faith and effectiveness as

reborn in Christ before he may be saved. This baptism acts as the Mariner’s rebirth, which leads

As we have seen that God was orchestrated the life and birth of John and we all know that God is not a respecter of persons, he does not prefer one to another, this should encourage us therefore to understand the plan and purpose of God for our individual life and as we begin to understand this mission, frantic effort and spiritual preparation is required to be able to undertake and work in our area of calling as we shall see in the early life and preparation of John the Baptist ( Acts 10:34)

In the Gospel of Matthew, John didn’t want to baptize Jesus. He claimed that Jesus should be the one baptizing him. Once Jesus insists to be baptized again, John gives in and baptizes Jesus. Right after Jesus was baptized, the spirit of God descended to Jesus in the form of a dove saying “This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased.”

“The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place; he made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.” John 1:1-2 (RSV)