Reading for June 9: John 1:32-34

John 1:32-34

32 And John bore witness, saying, "I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him. 33 I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' 34 And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God." John 1:32-34 (NKJV)

Discussion Question:

• Are you prepared to bear witness that Jesus is the Son of God? What would you say if you had to testify about Him in court?
  

(there were no questions in the book to match this passage so I made one up)

Comments:

In these three verses John the Baptist tells the crowd and us how he knows that Jesus is the Son of God. God, at some point, told John the Baptist that the One that the Spirit descends down on will be the messiah; who is the One who baptizes with the Holy Spirit. This is the sixth time (v.7,8,15,19.32) in this gospel that John the Baptist has witnessed/testified about Jesus being the Christ.

We also see the first use of one of the many titles of Jesus: the Son of God. This title stresses the unique oneness and intimacy that Jesus shares with the Father.