(Disclaimer: This transcript is auto-generated and may contain mistakes.) It's important not to look past this because I've heard and I can't remember specifically who teaches this and maybe the Jews or the Judaizers the people who look to the Jews for all their answers on understanding scripture, which by the way Don't go to the Jews understand scripture Okay, don't think you could get some extra meaning behind what the Bible says Oh but let's go and and Read up on what the rabbis say and go talk to these guys and see well what do they think and what have they historically thought about Jesus Christ or about the Messiah and See how we can fit that in or what extra understanding look they're gonna steal you the wrong way They didn't accept Christ when he came What makes you think they have anything right about how the tradition should have been? Regardless of what they did even if some of the things they did They still know to this day. It doesn't matter because they didn't accept Christ if we're not accepting Christ today Don't worry about getting insight from them because they rejected Jesus Christ And Where I was starting to go with this about John even understanding that he was before me People will say oh this concept this teaching of Jesus being the Son of God like that nobody Knew anything about that that the Jews weren't looking for a Christ that was God in the flesh Because people will always try to attack the scripture in many different fronts and they'll say well They weren't even looking for a son of God to be the car. They were just looking for a great leader Well, that's what the Jews are looking for today. They're not looking for God in the flesh They're looking for just another great just some great leader some great teacher Kind of like the Muslim religion that we were just talking about this morning that looks to Abraham. They look to Jesus They look to all these other figures, right? Well, the Jews are very similar. They look to Abraham. They look to Moses. They you know Obviously, they don't believe What was written because if they believe Moses they believe Jesus and they reject Jesus So we don't want to be going to them for any of our understanding on anything in Scripture Unless you just want to know what's wrong You wanna know what's wrong go ask some Christ rejecting Jew And you'll get the wrong answer, but I don't know what good that's gonna do you Even something just just as this small verse after me come at the man which is preferred before he was before me Before all the teachings of Jesus he knew this he didn't need to hear Jesus say that he's a son of God He didn't need to hear that. He already knew that and he knew that from at least from his own revelation that that He was gonna be baptizing the Son of God And having this great understanding that he's the Messiah he's the Christ He's the Lamb of God verse number 31 and I knew him not but that he should be made manifest to Israel. Therefore am I come baptizing with Water so he's saying I didn't know Not he didn't say like obviously he knew him because he's his cousin But he didn't know up until the time when he baptized him that he was actually the Christ that he was the one I knew I'm not But in order to make him manifest to all Israel, that's what he was doing his ministry That's why he's doing his bathroom says therefore might come baptizing with water. That's why I'm doing this That's why I've been baptizing people so I could say hey, this is him. This is the Christ. He's the one Jump down to verse 35 again the next day after John stood Excuse me in two of his disciples and looking upon Jesus as he walked He said behold the Lamb of God and the two disciples heard him speak and they followed Jesus So at this point is ministry now he since he knows who it is, he's just saying hey, there's the Lamb of God You know, I'm not the Lamb of God. I came doing my job. I came baptizing Obviously, he's still gonna preach the truth and preach God's Word and preach the Bible, but he's saying hey, there's the Lamb of God Right you you're here with me behold the Lamb of God and he was pointing people to Jesus ministry Because Jesus is the Savior. I mean wouldn't you do the same? You're like, hey, I'm gonna preach God's Word. I'm gonna do what I can but like if Jesus were here There's Jesus This is what I'm preaching about this is real There you go. He's right there follow him. And this is exactly what John the Baptist was doing in He had the right spirit in the right attitude. He wasn't in it for himself and he says behold I'm he must increase but I must decrease right It's about him. It's not about me