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  1. quietbloke

    Look! The Lamb Of God!

    'This all happened at Bethany,on the other side of the Jordan,where John was baptising. The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said,' Look! The Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world' (John 1:27-28). Jesus was revealed by John the Baptist,as the...
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    I Am Not Worthy To Untie His Sandals

    'He is the One who comes after me,the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie' (John 1:27). John the Baptist did not even consider himself worthy of untying the sandals of the One who came after him. He made it clear that Jesus was the One who came after him and He was the Messiah and...
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    Among You Stands One You Do Not Know '

    'I baptise with water',John replied,but among you stands One you do not know' (John 1;26). . John the Baptist spoke emphatically about One,who they did not know,standing among them,the Anointed One,the Chosen One,the Messiah,the Word of God,the True Light,the Son of...
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    More Questions

    'Now some Pharasees that had been sent questioned him,Why then,do you baptise,if You are not the Christ,not Elijah,nor the Prophet?' (John 1:24-25) The Pharasees were always concerned with the legalities of everything and there was always nit-picking with them. They questioned John the...
  5. quietbloke

    A Voice Of One Calling In The Desert

    'John replied in the words of Isaiah the Prophet,'I am the voice of one calling in the desert,'Make straight the way of the LORD!' ....John Baptist only described himself from (Isaiah 40:5) 'A voice of one calling in the desert prepare the way for the LORD. Make straight in the wilderness a...
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    Finally,'who Are You?''

    'Finally,they asked,'Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?' (John 1:22)....John the Baptist had no concern to promote himself. He only wanted to exalt the One True Light,The Word,the Christ,the Messiah,the Lord Jesus Christ. The...
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    Elijah? Or The Prophet?

    'They asked him,'Then who are you? Are you Elijah?' He said,'I am not'. 'Are you the Prophet?' He answered,'No' (John 1:21) ......The Priests and Levites representing the Jews of Jerusalem were aware of the Scriptures,not only concerning the promised Messiah,although they would not accept Jesus...
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    John The Baptist Freely Confessed,'i Am Not The Messiah'

    'He did not fail to confess,but confessed freely,'I am not the Messiah' (John 1:20)......John the Baptist had never claimed to be Christ. He made it very clear to the Priests and Levites,many Pharisees,that He and Jesus denounced for their hypocrisy. His questioners were aware of the prophecies...
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    John The Baptist's Faithful Testimony

    'Now this was John's testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent Priests and Levites to ask him who he was' (John 1:19). Here we have John the Baptist being questioned by the Priests and Levites on behalf of the Jews of Jerusalem. John the Baptist was a...
  10. quietbloke

    Jesus Has Made The Father Known

    'No one has ever seen God,but God the One and Only,who is at the Father's side has made Him known' (John 1:19).........Before Christ came,God revealed Himself through His Priests and Levites. He revealed Himself through His Word and Holy Spirit,through His Prophets and Servants. When Jesus came...
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    God Faithfully Gives

    'For the Law was given through Moses,Grace and Truth came through Jesus Christ' (John 1:18).....Both law and grace and truth come from God. God the Father gave the law though Moses,on large tablets of stone. God the Father showed His grace and truth through God the Son by the power of God the...
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    From The Fullness Of His Grace

    'From the fullness of His grace we have all received one blessing after another' (John 1:16).......Is'nt that wonderful? 'It's all of grace!' His grace bestowed on us. Grace of God the Father. 'For God so loved the world that He gave His One and Only Son,so that whosoever believes in Him,shall...
  13. quietbloke

    John Baptist,"jesus Who Comes After Me Has Surpassed Me Because He Was Before Me'

    ('John testified) concerning Him. He cried out,saying,"This is the One I spoke about when I said,'He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before Me' (John 1:15)........John Baptist realised that he was only a human being and human beings can live in only one time and zone. But...
  14. quietbloke

    The Word Became Flesh And Dwelt Among Us

    'The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory,the glory of the One and only,who can from the Father,full of grace and truth' (John 1:14) The LORD Jesus Christ,the Word became flesh. He became human and dwelt among human beings. The Word of God who is God,the...
  15. quietbloke

    Children Born Of God

    'Children born not of natural descent.nor of human decision,or a husband's will,but born of God' . (John 1:13)............'See what kind of love the Father has given to us,that we should be called the children of God and so we are' (1 John 3:1)....And I will be a Father to you and you shall be...
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    Christ Gives The Right To Be Children Of God

    'Yet to all who did receive Him,to those who believed in His name,He gave the right to become the children of God' (John 1:12).......Is'nt that wonderful? To all who did receive Him,billions around the world and the years,who have believed in His name..trusting in Christ for new life and free...
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    His Own Did Not Receive Him

    'He came to this world which was His own,but His own did not receive Him' (John 1:11) It is the most terrible thing that His own,did not recognise and receive Him,their Creator and Redeemer! So many in our own generation want nothing to do with Him. He is there for them,even now,with arms open...
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    The World Did Not Recognise The Creator

    'He was in the world and though the world was made through Him,the world did not recognise Him' (John 1:10).....The LORD Jesus Christ was in the world and though the world was made through Him,the world did not recognise Him. How sad that the very people that He came to save,many did not...
  19. quietbloke

    The True Light That Gives Light

    'The True Light that gives Light to everyone was coming into the world'. (John 1:9)..................…... The True Light,our Lord Jesus Christ is the One who is our Example in life. 'What would Jesus do?' What would Jesus say.. The True Light,our Lord Jesus Christ was the One who was the...
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    John Baptist Came Only As A Witness To The Light

    'He,Himself was not the Light,he came only as a witness to the Light' (John 1:8).......…....Thank God for those who are not looking for the glory for themselves. They are looking to give the glory to Jesus. I read a book in my younger days,called,What would Jesus do? It came up as a film on...