Good morning. Back to
John: remember that some men had come from the Pharisees to question John the
Baptist. Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor
the Prophet? I baptize in water, but among you stands One whom you do not know.
It is He who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to
untie. These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was
baptizing. The reason it was designated as Bethany beyond the Jordan is because
Bethany was also the home village of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. It will also
help us locate where Jesus was when the messengers from Mary and Martha came to
tell Jesus that Lazarus was sick. It will be called the place where John was
first baptizing. Father thank You that all is well when we are in Your love and
care. Help the reader to feel that love today and every day.
Therefore I exhort you, be imitators of me
Good morning. Paul then gives a list of a lot of things that he has gone through as an apostle. I do not write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For if you were to have countless tutors in Christ, yet you would not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. There could be many people that you listen to either in church or through the Internet or other means; but there was only one person (as a general rule it was a person) that lead you to Christ. Therefore I exhort you, be imitators of me. He was saying that just like a child imitates his or her father, they were to imitate him. He says that again seven chapters later. Since it is easy to forget some things about people we have not seen in a while, Paul says that he sent Timothy to them to remind them of his ways which are in Christ, just as he taught everywhere in every church. Some have become arrogant, as though I were not coming to you. I shall find ou...
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