Because He Lives
Why future and present blessings depend on Christ’s resurrection from the dead Listen to Chris Katulka’s interview with Mike Stallard about this article (begins @ 2:34). Without the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, believers have not been forgiven, believing loved ones who died are lost forever, and Christians live miserable lives. In fact, Christians live a lie if Jesus is not boGet More Articles—Subscribe Today!
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The text of the Bible does not tell us who did and did not see the dove descending upon Jesus or hearing the voice of God. We can only make some educated guesses by deduction from other passages. At the Mount of Transfiguration when the voice of God says the same thing, Peter, James, and John heard it (Matt. 17:5-6). So perhaps others around the baptism of Christ heard the voice of God and saw the dove. But we don’t know for sure and should not be dogmatic. Thanks for thinking about the biblical text.
Mark tells us when Jesus was baptized and came out of the water, the Holy Spirit descended upon Him and the voice of God spoke.
Did others than Jesus and John see and hear this?
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What an awesome and encouraging message!
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