the cross

The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29. We pick up our study of John’s testimony about Jesus in John 1:29-34 from where we left off in the previous article, having considered how the historical and prophetic teaching […]

In the previous article, we noted from John 1:29-34 how John the Baptist turned an inquiry about himself into one of the most potent witnesses about Jesus in holy writ. In this sequel, we will attempt to unpack what John means by referring to Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin