Jesus Followed the Script

By: Deryl S. Lampkin

Lesson 2: Follow the Script

Mat 3:15         But Jesus answering said to him, Suffer [it] now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffers him.

Mat 3:13         Then comes Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptised of him;

Mat 3:14         but John urgently forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptised of thee; and comest thou to me?

Mat 3:15         But Jesus answering said to him, Suffer [it] now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffers him.

Mat 3:16         And Jesus, having been baptised, went up straightway from the water, and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him:

Mat 3:17         and behold, a voice out of the heavens saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight.

In this passage, Jesus although he himself had no need to be baptized for the forgiveness of his sins, submitted to being baptized. If he had no sin, why did he come to be baptized?

Jesus being baptized represented his inaugural ceremony. When John the Baptist saw Jesus coming to be baptized, he introduced him as “The Lamb of God” which takes away the sin of the world. After Jesus came up out of the water, the Spirit descended upon him and God proclaimed from heaven, that Jesus is His Son in whom He is well pleased.

Luk 3:22         and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove upon him; and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I have found my delight.

Notice that John said after introducing Jesus, that, Jesus came to take away the sin (singular) of the world not sins (plural). This indicates that Jesus’ mission was to reverse the curse. By one man (Adam), sin entered into the world through the disobedience of Adam. Therefore, by the obedience of one man (Jesus) who is also referred to as “the last Adam”, sin was taken out of the world. Sin filled the earth one human at a time; so likewise, the eradication of sin is also accomplished one human at a time.

Rom 5:12         Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

Rom 5:19         For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

1Cr 15:45          And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam [was made] a quickening spirit.

So what Jesus was teaching us here was that we should follow God’s script. He also was teaching us that the servant is not greater than the master. If he, being the master submitted himself to baptism, we should follow his lead and do likewise.

Question?

What does it mean to be baptized with the Holy Ghost and with fire?