Come and See the Lamb of God
- v29 - John the Baptist is preaching at the River Jordan to the people of Israel
- Preaching about the one promised of God - who would save His people
- He testifies that Jesus of Nazareth is the Christ
- He is ascribed the title Messiah and Lamb of God
- This is a title that benefits all humanity, not just the Israelites
- This benefits every person since Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world
- There is none more worthy of attention that Jesus Christ
- This is a title that benefits all humanity, not just the Israelites
- As Christians, we have been brought from death to life and set free from sin - we are children of God
- He has set us free
- When God looks upon us - He sees the righteousness of Christ
- If you are not a Christian - there is none more worthy of attention
- Consider Him
- Consider your life
- Consider your eternity
- Jesus is the one you need
- Come and See the Lord Jesus Christ
- The one who is the Saviour of the World
- The Lamb of God
- Not just a Saviour and Lord
- Whenever we open the Bible - we see Jesus Christ
- His titles are incredible: e.g. John 1
- The Word
- The Maker of all things
- The Light
- The Life
- Son of God
- Prophet
- Messiah
- Son of Man
- Lamb of God
- Surely someone with this many titles - deserves our attention?
- The most titled person in all of history
- Example of Scholar expounding all Jesus' titles in the New Testament for 30 minutes
- The most significant title used by John the Baptist
- Starting at v29 (but the portion of text is from v19-42)
- This occurs over 3 consecutive days
- There is a progression to John's testimony and preaching on each day
- Day 1 - Christ is here (v26)
- Day 2 - Jesus is the Christ (v30)
- Day 3 - He directs his listeners to follow Christ (v36-37)
- We must point people to Christ
- The Lamb of God (v29)
- Agnus Dei (in Latin)
- Prominently featured in music and art
- Example
- Only two books in the Bible call Jesus the Lamb of God (John and Revelation)
- Rev 5:11-12 – praised because He is the Lamb of God
- Featured throughout the Biblical story of Redemption
- Can be traced back to Abraham - story of Isaac at Mount Moriah
- A sacrifice of a lamb was given
- Jesus is a substitute to take our place - He took the death we deserve
- God poured His wrath on Jesus - on account of our sins
- Jesus is our substitute lamb
- The Passover
- A sacrifice of a lamb was needed
- This sacrifice spared the blood of the Israelites
- Jesus' blood spares us of death and sin
- Can be traced back to Abraham - story of Isaac at Mount Moriah
- Only through the Lamb of God can the sin of the world be taken away
- Only through the Lamb of God can our sin be taken away
- He is our complete Saviour
- Isa 53:7,5
- Jesus is the Saviour of the world - Jews and Gentiles
- People of every language
- Rev 7:9
- His blood is able to cleanse all from sin
- His sacrifice was for the world and yet the world rejects Him
- v30 - Jesus is after but before John the Baptist
- He is eternal
- The second person of the Trinity
- There is a relationship between the Father and the Son
- His identity is not secret
- v31 - John the Baptist did not fully comprehend Jesus Christ
- v32-33 – The Christ was revealed to him
- v34 - John the Baptist testified that Jesus was the Christ
- There are eye witness accounts to corroborate this
- The Holy Spirit makes Christ known to each of us
- v31 - John the Baptist did not fully comprehend Jesus Christ
- Jesus Christ came to baptise with the Holy Spirit
- A baptism of the heart
- To be born again
- The Holy Spirit regenerates our stony heart and makes it new
- Example of Nicodemus
- Baptism of water is an ordinance of God
- Baptism of the Holy Spirit is necessary for salvation
- Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved
- The Holy Spirit works in us to believe in Jesus Christ
- v35-36 – John saw who Christ was and continues to testify of Him
- Behold the Lamb of God
- v37 - John's disciples follow Jesus Christ
- What must we do?
- Jesus says to the disciples "Come and see" (v39)
- We are to exhort others to 'come and see' Jesus
- Come and see - examples to see
- Only by coming will you see
- We are to tell all around us - see the Lamb of God
- The disciples went to their own family (v40-42)
- Then they went to a friend (v45-46)
- 'Come and see'
- Nathaniel declared Jesus as Son of God (v49) because he came and saw
- Come and see - Jesus
- v51 - Jesus is the ladder (the ladder of Jacob) that will take people to heaven
- Come and see Jesus
- Do not reject as the world does
- Listen to His welcome voice
- Learn from the disciples, point others to Christ - 'Come and See'