This could be for the following reasons: baptism is for the forgiveness of sin, yet Jesus is God’s son and therefore sinless Jesus is the greater person John has been telling people about ...

But we also have him teaching verses from the scripture ... early second century of our era. The core of Jesus' preaching is the kingdom of God. And the difficulty is for us to hear that term ...

Msgr. Joseph Prior explains the emphasis on mercy in this Sunday's Gospel. God’s judgment on the world is forgiveness and Jesus pours forth this mercy in his ministry, passion and death.