Lesson 680

(Lesson 680)(06-30-13) In Luke 7:29-30 we find an even better example of what yesterday's lesson was about, "And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him."

This passage clearly establishes that all the people that HEARD him, were "baptized" with the "baptism" of John. Luke is referring to those Jews who had HEARD John's message as ones who had been "baptized". In this example, they were both "baptized" by being immersed in water, and also "baptized" by hearing and believing John's message.

Herein, we have established that the usage of the phrase, "the baptism of John", references John's message, and or, his administration of traditional Jewish water immersions (baths) as per the Law and command of God.~