John’s role was to prepare the people for the coming of the Messiah. He did this through telling people to repent as the Kingdom of Heaven was near. Baptism was a Jewish ritual – people were ...

John was a forerunner to the Messiah. He said, “I baptise you with water for repentance, but one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will ...

During Lent, he said, "we repent of our sins and receive His grace. We have peace with God through the sacrifice of the Messiah ... lost or fallen away who are coming back to the faith or those ...