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John 1:29-34 Jesus-God's Chosen One as testified by John the Baptist.

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 
  • A bold proclamation from John the Baptist about Jesus and who He was.
  • The Jews in the Old Testament slaughtered a blameless lamb without defect and offer it to the template through a high priest for the cleansing of their sins. 
  • So they're so familiar when John said ..."Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. However, they probably amazed why he said that statement.
  • We should be like John as christians; we should not be ashamed to preach who Jesus is and what He can do to our sins. 
  • It's only through Jesus we can be forgiven and to inherit the eternal life. We just need put our trust in Him alone and to one else. His death on the cross has deliver us from condemnation. 

30This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ 
  • The Bible interprets itself  as this was already mentioned in the previous verse15 (John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ ”)
  • ...He was before me" obviously John was saying Jesus deity as He was God in the beginning.
31 I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.” 
  • John was never meet Jesus before until he baptized him. 
  • Water's baptism cannot saved us. But it's God wants us to do as public confession that we surrendered our life to Him. 
32 Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. 
  • The second person of the trinity. Noticed John "...the Spirit.." not "a". 
  • This is glorious when John personally witnessed the Spirit of God came down from heaven remain on Jesus.
33 And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ 
  • John's mission was to baptized the people with water. 
  • Jesus was to baptized with the Holy Spirit. This was done in the Book of Acts 2 when the Jesus apostles and disciples were baptized with the Holy Spirit to bring the good news to all mankind. 
34 I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”
  • John the baptist was the first reliable witness as he saw Jesus  Chose One.
  • God's Chosen  One" - John was implying that Jesus was the Savior of the Jews and later to the Gentiles.

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