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The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

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does it seem <strong>of</strong> much importance, since such<br />

'questions' would naturally suggest <strong>the</strong>mselves to a<br />

caviller or opponent' who encountered those who<br />

were administering Baptism. What really interests<br />

us is, that somehow this Jewish objector must have<br />

connected what he said with a reference to <strong>the</strong><br />

Baptism <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jesus</strong>' disciples. For, immediately<br />

afterwards, <strong>the</strong> disciples <strong>of</strong> John, in <strong>the</strong>ir sore zeal<br />

for <strong>the</strong> honour <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir master, brought him tidings,<br />

in <strong>the</strong> language <strong>of</strong> doubt, if not <strong>of</strong> complaint, <strong>of</strong><br />

what to <strong>the</strong>m seemed interference with <strong>the</strong> work <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> Baptist, <strong>and</strong> almost presumption on <strong>the</strong> part <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Jesus</strong>. While fully alive to <strong>the</strong>ir grievous error,<br />

perhaps in proportion as we are so, we cannot but<br />

honour <strong>and</strong> sympathize with this loving care for<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir master. <strong>The</strong> toilsome mission <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> great<br />

Ascetic was drawing to its close, <strong>and</strong> that without<br />

any tangible success, so far as he was concerned.<br />

Yet, to souls susceptible <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> higher, to see him<br />

would be to be arrested; to hear him, to be<br />

convinced; to know, would be to love <strong>and</strong> venerate<br />

him. Never before had such deep earnestness <strong>and</strong><br />

reality been witnessed, such devoted-ness, such

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