BLOG #101      THE APOSTLE JOHN’S WITNESS OF JESUS #6      4/9/2021

John 1:29-34

 

John the Baptist called Jesus the Lamb of God.” (John 1: 29 & 36). Two unnamed disciples and Nathanael called Him Rabbi ((John 1:38, 49). Andrew called Him the Messiah, which translated means Christ (John 1:41). John the Baptist and Nathanael called Jesus the Son of God (John 1:34, 49). Jesus was the Son of Man (John 1:51).

                       

The Lamb of God paid the ultimate sacrifice on the Cross. Jesus died and arose that we might live. Rabbi means teacher. Christ is a title meaning the Anointed One. The Son of God had an extraordinary relationship with God as Father. In the Old Testament it was the title of the messianic king. The Son of Man is the name by which Jesus most frequently referred to himself. Jesus taught His disciples, “the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected … and be killed, and after three days rise again” (Mark 8:31, NASB).

 

Romans 3:23 tells us we are all sinners. Thankfully, Jesus has given us a promise. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9, NASB). It is as if He takes our sins and throws them into the deepest part of the ocean. We are sinners who can be saved by God’s grace (undeserved favor).

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