Matthew 3; Mark 1; Luke 3
John offers some foreshadowing of the Lord's teachings. For example, in addressing the responsibility of the followers of God, John says, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.” Luke 3:11 As followers of Christ, we sometimes mistakenly believe that our responsibility to Christ ends with our confession of faith. Nothing could be further from the truth! Jesus warns us in Matthew 25ff, that He will separate the sheep from the goats at the final judgment. He identifies the sheep by how they have fulfilled these responsibilities, identifying Himself with the broken, hungry, homeless, and naked. These are sobering words and should spur all of us toward love and good deeds.
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