Matthew 4:15
"Suffer it to be so now; for thus it
becometh us to fulfill all righteousness"
Jesus' simply said, "Let it be so now." Then He added words that hint at the meaning of His baptism. "For thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." This is the only explanation the Gospels give for this strange baptism. One thing should be clear. Jesus did not come to be baptized because of any sin. The others that were there on the banks waiting for John to baptize them, wanted forgiveness for the sins that weighed so heavily on their consciences. Jesus, however, was as the first Christians declared, "in every respect; tempted as we are, yet without sinning" (Hebrews 4:15)
Jesus' was sinless. He did not need to be forgiven. What He meant when He talked to John about "fulfilling all righteousness" was simply, "I must do everything that God requires of everybody else." Jesus became part of the people, humbly and quietly. He did not stand apart from the human race. Looking back at the life of Jesus from His baptism to His resurrection, it can be said that in His baptism Jesus took the way that would lead to the cross where He would die for the world.
Jesus' the Son of God knew what He was sent to do for the sins of this world. His purpose here on earth was hide from human eyes. Jesus loved us so much that He suffered all things for us through His Death on the Cross and defeated Death and Hell through His Resurrection and Ascension to the right side of God. We must live our life as Jesus did. We must suffer things for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The road we must travel is not going to be easy for us, but we like Jesus must travel it with Hope and Faith in God and accept Jesus Christ as our Saviour. He had to become a human being to make eternal life with God possible. Eternal life has been bought and paid for by the blood of Jesus Christ. Amen!!
May God Bless You
And Your Families
Minister: Robert A. Lail Sr.
The Cross Life Ministry
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