45 Days to ” Read the Gospel Challenge”. The Gospel of Luke Chapter Three – The Ministry of John the Baptist – A Baptism of Repentance of Sins

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45 Days to  Read the Gospel Challenge. The Gospel of Luke Chapter Three – The Ministry of John the Baptist- A Baptism of Repentance of Sins

 

 

Time: 35 minutes to complete lesson: 20 minutes to read the entire post and take the interactive quiz, additional 15 minutes to view video resource and comment on social media.

Overview of Gospel of Luke 

Apostle Luke, a Gentile and a physician, wrote this Gospel and the Book of Acts.  Luke’s work is assumed to be written in AD 60-62 during the time disciple Paul was in jail.  His works were dedicated to Theophilus, a Roman dignitary.  Luke gives an ordered account of the events of Jesus’s life but not necessarily in order.  His primary research was eyewitnesses, disciples, and the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

Luke knew the disciples personally.  He traveled with Paul most of the time. However, he also used other disciples’ work in his research, such as Mark, as a lot of his work included the Gospel of Mark. However, this Gospel gives many accounts of Jesus’s healing ministry because Luke was a physician himself.

Luke alone reported unusual circumstances surrounding the birth of John the Baptist and the annunciation of Mary.  He emphasized the central role of women, children, Gentiles, Samaritans, rich, sinners, and outcasts in the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. Luke proposed to narrate the ministry of Jesus Christ: Jesus Christ’s mission dedicated to the saving of sinners and his progression to the cross to become Savior of the World. 

Overview of Chapter Three

The word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, while he was in the wilderness. John went to the Jordan, preaching baptism for repentance and the forgiveness of sins. As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.'” (Luke 3:4-6)

Every valley shall be filled, every mountain and hill shall be brought low. The crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God. (Luke 3:5-6)

John then baptizes Jesus, and something wonderful happens. The heavens open, the Holy Spirit descends in the form of a dove, and a voice from heaven is heard: “Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.” (Luke 3:22-23)

Matthew 3:15 explains that Jesus was baptized to show the glory of God and to fulfill all righteousness. In this context, “fulfill” often refers to the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies and scripture.

Luke also mentions that John the Baptist was later imprisoned, though that event occurs much later in the timeline. John ultimately meets his death by being beheaded. It’s important to remember that some of Luke’s accounts are not in chronological order.

Note: According to biblical scholars, 30 years of age was the typical time when a person entered into prophecy during that period. Jesus’ physical heritage comes from His mother Mary, who was from the line of David. Joseph, Mary’s husband, was the son of Heli.  May’s husband, Joseph also came from the line of David.

 

 

 

45 Days to  Read the Gospel Challenge. The Gospel of Luke Chapter Three – The Ministry of John the Baptist- A Baptism of Repentance of Sins

 

Objectives Chapter Three (What you will learn)

 

 

Outline for Chapter  Three

A. The preaching of John the Baptist and  his testimony concerning Jesus Christ

19 Herod imprisons John (at a later time, not recorded in order)

21 Jesus is baptized.

23 Jesus’ genealogy.

 

Reflection and Discussion:

Have you been baptized? What about your family?  If you have not I encourage you to give your life to Christ by getting confessing with your moouth that Jesus Christ is Lord  and get baptized. While we may not be able to stop death when it knocks at your day you will be able to survive death with eternal life in heaven with the Lord.  It’s important that we all prepare our souls for a better place, as none of us knows who will survive and who will not. See the offer of salvation below.

Matthew 35:35-39 KJV   ³⁵Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. ³⁶But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. ³⁷But as the days of Noe {Noah} were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. ³⁸For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, ³⁹And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

 

Resources For This Lesson

Click here for the King James Bible (Luke) – Public Domain 1907 version in the text (pdf), mobile viewing on the web (KJV), YouTube audio, and video version (total time 6 minutes) Part One, Part Two, and Part Three.

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Highlights 

 

Chapter Highlights of Gospel According to Luke – Chapter Three (KJV)  Answers to Objectives and Activity-Questions.

 

A. John the Baptist testimony concerning Jesus Christ.  Luke 3: 5-6, 16

¹Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

²Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. 

³And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

⁴As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

⁵Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low, and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;

⁶And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. 

⁷Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 

⁸Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

⁹And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

¹⁰And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? 

¹¹He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

¹²Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

¹³And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you. ¹⁴And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages. ¹⁵And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

¹⁶John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

¹⁷Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.

¹⁸And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.

¹⁹But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

²⁰Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

 

B. Evidence of The Three Godheads (Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost)  often referred to as the Trinity  Luke 3:21-22

 ²¹Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

 ²²And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

 

C. The age of Jesus Christ when he was baptized.  Luke 3: 23

²³And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

 

D. Jesus Christ in the flesh is the Son of God.  Joseph is not his father but the man who raised him as a father. Luke 3:23

²³And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

 

The remainder of this chapter name the geneology of Joseph 

²⁴Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph, 

²⁵Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge, 

²⁶Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,

²⁷Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,

²⁸Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er, 

²⁹Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,

³⁰Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,

 ³¹Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David, 

³²Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson, 

³³Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda, 

³⁴Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor, 

³⁵Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala, 

³⁶Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

³⁷Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

³⁸Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

 

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Call to salvation:

John 3:16  “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

Romans 10:9-10  9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation. 

John 3:5-6  5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is the Spirit.