How did John the Baptist prepare the way for the Messiah?

      

Explain how John the Baptist prepared the way for the Messiah.

  

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Maurice
(i) He baptized people in River Jordan.

(ii) He advised people to live holy lives by doing what was right.

(iii) He preached repentance of sin.

(iv) He baptized those who repented.

(v) He encouraged the rich to share with the poor.

(vi) He advised people to lead honest lives for example, the tax collectors were not to collect what was illegal.

(vii) He advised workers not to misuse their offices.

(viii) He warned people of the coming of judgement.

(ix) He acknowledged Jesus' greatness over him.

(x) He introduced Jesus to his disciples.

(xi) He told people that he was not the Messiah but His forerunner.

(xii) He preached Good News that Messiah would baptize with fire and Holy Spirit.

(xiii) He reprimanded Herod for marrying his brother's wife.

(xiv) He cautioned the Jews not to boast about being Abraham's descendants but to bear fruits that befit repentance.

(xv) He baptized Jesus in River Jordan.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on July 25, 2017 at 13:17


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