The Baptism of Jesus

Sermon Text: Mark 1:9-11

Why was Jesus baptised? We can immediately rule out the reason that we get baptised. It was not because Jesus had come to faith in Himself, that is believers baptism. Matthew 3:15 gives us the reason for His baptism: “to fulfil all righteousness.” What did Christ mean however?

As Jesus walked the earth, he fulfilled all of the law, and therefore His baptism should be looked at in the fulfilment of the law. In Leviticus 8, Moses washed Aaron and His sons before the people, prior to the commencement of their priesthood. Hebrews 4:14 tells us that Christ is our High Priest, so it fits that He should have been publicly washed prior to commencing His ministry.

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