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

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to <strong>Jesus</strong>.' <strong>The</strong> one bears reference to * <strong>the</strong> record,'<br />

<strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r to <strong>the</strong> deeper <strong>and</strong> absolutely necessary<br />

fact which underlay * <strong>the</strong> record.' And, beyond<br />

this, it may help us to perceive at least one aspect<br />

<strong>of</strong> what to man is <strong>the</strong> miraculous: as in itself <strong>the</strong><br />

higher Necessary, with casual <strong>and</strong> secondary<br />

manifestation to man.<br />

We can underst<strong>and</strong> how what he knew <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jesus</strong>,<br />

<strong>and</strong> what he now saw <strong>and</strong> heard, must have<br />

overwhelmed John with <strong>the</strong> sense <strong>of</strong> Chrij^'s<br />

transcendentally higher dignity, <strong>and</strong> led him to<br />

hesitate about, iT not to refuse, administering to<br />

Him <strong>the</strong> rite <strong>of</strong> Baptism.' Not because it was ^ <strong>the</strong><br />

baptism <strong>of</strong> repentance,' but because he stood<br />

' <strong>The</strong> account by St. Luke seems to tists is thus met<br />

me to include both. <strong>The</strong> common objec ' <strong>The</strong><br />

expression St«m(XvffF (St. Mttt<br />

tion on <strong>the</strong> score <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> supposed diver iii. 14: '<br />

John forbad Him *) implies ear-

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