Luke
1:
16-17
Foretelling
the mission of John the
Baptist
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The Christmas Story
- 1:16
Many of the people of Israel
will he bring back to the Lord
their God.
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- 17
And he will go on before the
Lord, in the spirit and power
of Elijah, to turn the hearts
of the fathers to their
children and the disobedient
to the wisdom of the
righteous—to make ready a
people prepared for the
Lord."
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This
is the Word of the Lord ... It
is meant to change the way
that we think, and the way
that we live.
Commentary
by Bob
Pardue
John
the Baptist's Mission
Explained
- According
to this passage, John the
Baptist was to be similar to
an Old Testament prophet. His
mission was to help lead the
people back toward God and
away from their sinful
behavior.
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- Elijah's
name was brought up in verse
17 because Elijah, like John
the Baptist, stood up against
rulers as shown in Malachi
4:5; Matthew 11:14;
17:10-13.
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- John
was best at preparing people
for Christ's arrival and
soften the hearts of those who
would listen to make them more
trusting and ready for a
change.
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- I can't
stress enough the importance
of what John the Baptist did
in foretelling the coming of
Jesus and getting people ready
to accept Him. Because of God
working through John the
Baptist, many people had the
"right heart" when Christ
started his ministry. They
were now open to
God.
Are you as
open to God as you should be? Or
do you need a "heart
transplant?"
Love in
Christ
-
Bob
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Bob
Pardue
is a member of First
Baptist
Church
in Lancaster, SC. He is ordained
from Rich Hill Baptist in
Lancaster.
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