Can Any Man Forbid Water? - John R Schroeder - October 1976

John R Schroeder

Did you know that John the Baptist temporarily forbade Jesus Christ from being baptized? But does any man - be he minister, prophet or layman - have the right to deny a truly repentant sinner the ordinance of water baptism? Even before His ministry began, Jesus Christ journeyed to the Jordan River for the express purpose of being baptized in water. Matthew, the former tax collector, records this surprising account: "Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him" (Matt. 3:13). His request was politely turned down! "But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?" (Verse 14.) - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library