Week VII 3:22-36, John the Baptist's Testimony About Jesus, Tuesday, July 10

John 3:22-25
•What’s John’s baptism?
-Act 19:2-6
•What is the difference between the baptism of Jesus and that of John?
-Matt 3:11, CCC 696

Water baptism
•What’s the relationship between baptism of Jesus and that of John?
•Water Baptism: immersing or pouring?

Word Play
•Aenon: fountain, Salim: Peace
How might mention of these names add to the meaning the narrative?
-Zech 13:1

John 3:26-30
•What’s John’s disciple’s attitude toward Jesus’ popularity?
•How did John answer them? Why?

John 3:29-30
•Who’s the bridegroom? What wedding?
•What John’s attitude can teach us about apostolate?

John 3:31
•Pay attention of “above”. Compare with John 3:5 “…born from above”
•What do you think John was trying to emphasis?

John 3:32
•Why do they turn away from John’s witness?
-John 3:19-21
•What about us? What shall we do?
-1 John 1:5-7

John 3:34
•In OT, Holy Spirit who rested on the prophets did so “according to the measure” of each one’s assignment. So what do you think John intended to tell the Jewish readers?

Advanced questions
•Please summarize John 3.
•Some Bible (Calvinist) translate John 3:5 as “…Unless you were born of water, even the Spirit, you cannot enter the kingdom of Heaven” what do you think of it?