As we look to Mark’s account of Jesus’ baptism, we see all three members of the Trinity present—God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. At the very foundation of everything that exists is a God who is relational and not in need of anything because He is perfectly fulfilled in Himself. At His baptism we see the Spirit clothing Jesus with power while the Father clothes Him with loving words of acceptance. But why was Jesus baptized? Ultimately, Jesus says it was to “fulfill all righteousness” (Matthew 3:14). Jesus not only died for our sin on the cross, he also lived a perfectly obedient life so that when our faith is in Him we are counted righteous in Him. In Christ, your sinful debts are forgiven and His righteousness is credited to your account. Directly after His baptism, Jesus is driven into the wilderness by the Spirit so that He could be tempted by Satan in every way. He battles Satan’s attacks by quoting the Scripture and trusting God’s Word. Why was Jesus tempted? Hebrews 4:14-16 says He was tempted so that he could sympathize with our weakness, help us, and say “no” to sin and “yes” to God in every way as our perfect substitute. youtu.be/YDx2yy0I5nY #Mark2015
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