And they went out, and preached that men should repent. -- Mark 6:12

#ForTheElectSake * . * #Repent #Confessing : *He resisteth the PROUD, but giveth grace to the humble.*
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🧐📖Sirach/Ecclesiasticus 44:5 (KJVA)
[5] Such as found out musical tunes, and recited verses in writing:
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🧐📖Matthew 3.1-6
[1] *In those days came John the Baptist, preaching* in the wilderness of Judaea,
[2] *And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.*
[3] For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. *(Isaiah 40.3)*
[4] And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
[5] Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,
[6] And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
. . . [ _Witnesses of the Gospel_ ] . . .
🧐📖Mark 1.1-11 (v2 : Malachi 3.1) , (v3 : Isaiah 40.3)
🧐📖Luke 3.1-6 (vv4-6 : Isaiah 40.3-5)
🧐📖John 1.6-9
[6] There was a man sent from God, whose name was *JOHN.*
[7] The same came for a witness, to *BEAR WITNESS OF THE LIGHT,* that all men through him might believe.
[8] He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
[9] That was *the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.*
🧐📖Matthew 3.7-12
[7] *But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?* (Chapter 12.34-42)
[8] *Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:*
[9] And think 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.
[10] And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. (Chapter 7.19)
[11] I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
[12] Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
. . . [ _Witnesses of the Gospel_ ] . . .
🧐📖John 1.19-28
[19] *AND THIS IS THE RECORD OF JOHN,* when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
[20] And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
[21] And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
[22] Then said they unto him, *Who art thou?* that we may give an answer to them that sent us. *What sayest thou of thyself?*
[23] He said, *I AM THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, MAKE STRAIGHT THE WAY OF THE LORD,* as said the prophet Esaias. (Isaiah 40:3)
[24] *And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.*
[25] And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
[26] John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
[27] He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
[28] These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
🧐📖Matthew 3.13-17
[13] *Then cometh Jesus* from Galilee to Jordan unto John, *to be baptized of him.*
[14] *But John forbade him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee and comest thou to me?*
[15] And Jesus answering said unto him, *suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.* Then he suffered him.
[16] And Jesus, *when he was baptized,* went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, *the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:*
[17] *And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.*
. . . [ _Witnesses of the Gospel_ ] . . .
🧐📖Mark 1.9-11
🧐📖Luke 3.21-22
[21] Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
[22] And 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.
🧐📖John 1.29-34
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-- 🧐📖John 3.3, 5 . . . ( *The Spoken WORD* )
[3] Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
[5] Jesus 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.

[ FOOTNOTE: ] . . . Always be led by the "example" of *CHRIST / HA' MASHAYACH* : wisdom and "righteous" discernment(.) - KJV / *A piece to the puzzle.*

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