Posted on 09/19/2013 5:41:50 PM PDT by James R. Aist
I would expect that he had known that Jesus was his cousin.
That doesn’t mean by default that he knew that Jesus was THE Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.
Good, but who does the calling to repentance and by what authority? Also, why was John baptizing and by what authority? Plus, there is the tiny problem of those out of fellowship being the entire world, not just Israel. How are other nations and peoples called to repentance during the OT? NT? Are they lost forever?
Repentance isn’t unique to NT theology.
Correct and obedience isn't just a OT theme either. Works are a fundamental part of Christian success and the NT points that out fairly clearly.
What is Hades?
So he knows that Jesus is his cousin, then did they grow up together? Would John have watched Jesus grow strong from grace to grace? Didn’t John notice the grace of God upon Jesus?
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And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.
http://biblehub.com/luke/2-40.htm
And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
http://biblehub.com/luke/2-52.htm
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http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/7689-high-priest
The High Priest is critical to Israel, but Jesus arrived in apostate Israel. Prior to Jesus with who did the Jews work out their salvation? Who is John the Baptist?
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