“This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.”
1 John 5:6 KJV
This is He Who was to come; He arrived in the flesh through His mother’s womb - by water and blood - Jesus Christ. And in His ministry as the Christ, He was not only borne witness to by John the Baptist in the prophetic baptism of water, but He went all the way into His baptism of death, in His shed Blood, where He died mankind’s death. It is the Spirit that bears witness which is Truth. If mankind’s salvation could be secured only in the incarnation of the Christ and His three year ministry, then His death and resurrection would be irrelevant. That’s why Jesus said that the Son of Man is glorified in the single grain of wheat falling to the ground, not to abide alone, but to bear much fruit. For this purpose did He come - to shed His Blood as a ransom for many. As we celebrate His incarnation in this season, let’s celebrate His redemption on mankind’s behalf. Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace and goodwill to all mankind!
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