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| − | == Questions [[image:Questions_help.gif||Help with the Questions section]]==
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| − | ===Verse 8 ===
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| − | * If the baptism of the Holy Ghost is also a cleansing, what kind of cleansing is it?
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| − | ===Verse 10===
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| − | * These days we recognize the dove as a symbol of peace, love and other good things (and the Holy Spirit, of course). For the people this was first written for, what would the dove have symbolized?
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| − | * Traditionally, the Spirit mentioned here has been associated with the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost). But does that have to be the case? Could it be referring to the Spirit of Christ?
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| − | == Exegesis [[image:Exegesis_help.gif||Help with the Exegesis section]]==
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| − | === Verses 6-8 ===
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| − | The emphasis here is on John the Baptist's humility. This may be here to highlight the contrast between John and the religious leaders of the day,
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| − | === Verse 8 ===
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| − | Here John the Baptist tells us that he has baptized with water, a cleansing agent, but “the greater one” will baptize with the Holy Ghost. He may be intending us to see a parallel here: I baptize you with water, which cleanses in one way; he will baptize with the Holy Ghost, which cleanses in another way. The use of fire as a metaphor for the Holy Ghost (as in [[Matt 3:11]] and [[2 Ne 31:13]]-14, further suggests this parallel.
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Latest revision as of 23:37, 29 November 2015
