This paragraph in John 3 turns our attention from the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, back to John the Baptist, the forerunner. Here we find John the Apostle's summary of the whole of John the Baptist's ministry. The event that precipitates John's great statement is a conversation with some Jews about a theological issue (v.25). "Then there arose a dispute between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purification." This made John's followers aware that this Jesus is suddenly eclipsing John the Baptist himself in popularity and importance. This causes them to seek out John and to expect him to do something about all of this.
The answer they received shocked them. John's basic response was in verse 30. The principle was that He, the Lord Jesus Christ, must increase and that I, John the forerunner, must decrease. In this passage, John the Baptist gave us three reasons why this must happen. The Lord Jesus must increase and John decrease: I. Because it is God's Will (v. 22-27) II. Because Jesus is the Promised One (v. 28-29) III. Because it is God's Ultimate Plan (v. 30)
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Dr. Don has over fourty years of Pastoral experience. He planted churches with Galilean Baptist Mission for twelve years (3 churches) and served as Senior Pastor in three other churches. He retired as the Senior Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church of Lansing, Michigan in 2020. He...