John 1:43-51: Jesus was a cool dude
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Today’s Bible Study: John 1:43-51
Baptism should always mark the beginning of your ministry. It is a death to the old life and the life of a new life. Jesus began his ministry with his baptism, and immediately people began to follow Him.
Jesus’s first two disciples were originally followers of John the Baptist. Even though they recognized Jesus as the Messiah, they didn’t really “get” what Jesus was about until after He had been crucified, resurrected, and taken back into heaven. Even without “getting” Jesus’ mission, these first disciples were compelled to follow Jesus. When it comes down to it, Jesus must have been a fun guy to hang around–great storyteller, incredible sense of humor, and an out-of-this-world understanding of human nature. I mean, let’s be honest, if Jesus was boring, how would he have gotten 12 guys to follow Him around for 3 years straight?
Within 2 days, Jesus had picked up 5 disciples, and been recognized as the Messiah–this was before He had even performed any miracles! In spite of popular views of Jesus, he wasn’t a boring guy who went around preaching all the time and condemning people for their sins. He was (and is) a cool dude. Better get used to the idea.
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This is a great post. You are so right. Jesus IS a cool guy. He is loving, forgiving, and fair. I would also like to invite you to my blog. I have a post on there for a prayer chain for my mom, called “Prayers for Mom”. I would like to invite you to this prayer chain. Thanks and God Bless.
Comment by Anna — March 2, 2008 @ 12:17 pm