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New Testament Lesson #5
Matthew 3; Mark 1: Luke 3
As always, these are familiar scriptures, but when I was watching the Bible video on the mobile version of this week’s lesson, I was struck by the Savior saying: “thus it becometh us, to fulfill all righteousness” (emphasis mine). John the Baptist had to have the authority to baptize and be willing to do what the Lord commanded him to do, even though it meant his eventual death; and the Savior, to my mind, by being baptized embarked on His mission, putting his feet inexorably on the path that led to Gethsemane and Cavalry. It took the two of them. We do not know if they met after their mothers were together before they were born. This might have been their first meeting, and yet they knew who each other was and that this ordinance was one that only the two of them could perform. Us.
The other impression I had was that Mark’s first chapter is a breathtaking ride, and Luke spends a lot of time giving a perhaps redacted genealogy. And the Pharisees and the Saducees show their colors very early on. Makes we wonder how much I hang on the letter of the law and sideline the spirit of the law.
John baptized many, but none more crucial than the Savior. However, because of John’s baptism, the seed was planted in the hearts of the Apostles so that when they met Jesus, they were able to recognize and follow Him.
We had some very good talks in Sacrament meeting this Sunday, and an excellent Relief Society lesson. In my opinion, it all has to do with light—we can be a source of His light to others, and we can receive His light from others. It is probably important to do both.
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