John had a peculiar ministry. He was the forerunner of Jesus. He ushered in the era of thorough repentance proven by the fruits that should follow, and the era of faith on “the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world.” People should now look from the physical to the spiritual, from …
John had a peculiar ministry. He was the forerunner of Jesus. He ushered in the era of thorough repentance proven by the fruits that should follow, and the era of faith on “the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world.” People should now look from the physical to the spiritual, from sacrifices, rituals, and signs to the Person of Jesus Christ. It was a radical thing, which demanded abandoning dead works and exercising the violence of faith that takes heaven by storm.
