The Baptism of Jesus Christ

Now that phrase—the baptism of Jesus Christ should sound a little strange. And it sounds strange because we learned last week that John’s baptism is a baptism for repentance. In other words, it’s a baptism specifically for sinners—to prepare sinners for the Savior Himself. So the obvious question becomes, if Jesus is sinless—and He is—why does he go to a sinner (John the Baptizer) to be baptized for sins that He hasn’t committed and will never commit? That’s a great question! It’s one we need to answer. So let’s find out.