Since Jesus Christ Was Perfect, why Was it Necessary For Him To Be Baptized By John The Baptist a Sinner?

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Serious Answers Please.

Answer 1

His baptism was different. He was presenting himself before his Father to do his will. It was also at his baptism that he was annointed as messiah.

I hope that helps you. :)

Answer 2

The sins of the baptizer is never said to enter the equation. This is the perfect example of that. John obviously sinned more was allowed to baptize the perfect Jesus. You are correct. Jesus didn't have any sins and had no need of baptism. Especially since after Jesus' death, baptism became the way of uniting us with His death, Romans 6:3-13. The reason Jesus got baptized was to set the example for all of us to follow.

Answer 3

He was baptized for a few reasons. 1)To set an example for us to make an outward, public profession of our new found faith 2)to announce the beginning of His earthly ministry 3)to verify that John the Baptist was the one that was to come before Him 4) to serve as a symbol to all of what was to come (His death, burial and Resurrection). This just goes to show that baptism is symbolic and not necessary for salvation. (All of the priests, pastors, fathers, etc are sinners too, so they cannot offer salvation through baptism any more that John the Baptist could.)

Answer 4

John was the son of Zechariah, of the Levitical clan of Abijah (Luke 1:5). As a Levite, John would have been well accustomed to the custom among the Levites that, in order for a priest to be ordained, he had to undergo immersion and have that ritual purification witnessed by another Levite.
In Matthew, chapter three, we find Yeshua coming to John for baptism. This has long perplexed Believers with the question, "If the Messiah was without sin, why did he need to go through the immersion?" Alfred Edersheim points out in his book "The Life and Tines of Jesus the Messiah," "Had it primarily and always been a 'baptism of repentance,' He [Yeshua] could not have submitted to it."
I have to agree - Yeshua had nothing to be repentant of, no sins to confess. However, He was about thirty years of age, the biblically required age of a man to be ordained a priest. John was a Levite, qualified to witness such immersions. When Yeshua says, "We must fulfill all things righteously," (Matthew 3:15) He is not referring to a baptism of repentance, but rather stepping into the waters of ordination - taking on His mantle as our Great High Priest.

Answer 5

Jesus was Baptized by John as an example.
Baptism is symbolic of death (going under the surface, as a grave is beneath the surface of the earth).
Rising up from the water is symbolic of new life.
And in newness of life, a life in Christ, we find hope for the future and victory of sin and death.

John was drawing great crowds at the time. Jesus showed them by example what the next step was.

Answer 6

A man had to be 30 years old to be a priest, and that is why Yeshua came to John when he was around 30 years of age. The Mikva (baptism) was required at that point. It was not for salvation and, by the way...what sins did John the Levite commit? His parents walked perfectly before Yahweh, and he was a Nazarite from birth. Don't be too quick to condemn John.

Answer 7

That was how His Ministry was to start. By Manifesting Himself, by the way of St. John's Baptism.

Similarly, years earlier, when Christ was Brought to the Temple, as an Infant, the ceremony was a purifying ceremony for His Mother. But, His Mother was also without sin. Nonetheless, it was necessary for her to undergo this ceremony in order to show the Messiah of the world.

Answer 8

It was to show that even he who would be called the son of God would obey the word of commandment from God to be baptized...next take special note...Jesus went to John the baptist and John said to him..."surely I am not worthy to baptize you"...and Jesus told him it had to be done and he (John) was the one commanded to do it so that those who came before and after Jesus would know John baptized by God's command...

Answer 9

Jesus thus established the ordinance of baptism for all believers as the outward sign of cleansing, a washing away of sin. Although the act itself lends no advantage to the spirit insofar as salvation is concerned, it is a requirement of many churches for membership in their fellowship.

Answer 10

He was setting an example for us to follow. Much as Him praying to the Father was an example. Jesus is God and can do anything He wants. However in order to set an example for us He did many things such as be baptized and pray to the Father to set an example for us and show us how we should live.

Answer 11

Jesus was doing so in obeisance to mosaic law for all Jews needed to be baptized according to custom.