Week 2
John answered them, "I baptize with water,
but among you stands one you do not know, even he who comes after me,
the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."
John 1: 26-27, ESV
Week 2 Bible Reading:
Bible Passage: John 1: 19-28, John 3: 22-36
Reflection Questions:
1. What do we learn about the character of John the Baptist from his refusal to accept any of these prestigious titles?
2. Israel's Scriptures hadn't spoken of a prophet who would come and plunge people into water. What was John's baptism designed to prepare the people of Israel for (vv. 26, 31)?
3. In what ways are we - the readers of John's Gospel today - in need of preparation to encounter the One whom John speaks of?