Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. (Matthew 11:11 KJV)
For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he. (Luke 7:28 KJV)
All Christians must be like John the Baptizer. John the Baptizer pointed us to Christ. He said, "He must increase, but I must decrease. (John 3:30 NASB)" All Christians likewise must point to Christ. He must increase. I must decrease. Christ must be magnified and glorified. Our ego, i.e. our old man, must be dead.
John the Baptizer is the greatest of all prophets. Jesus said so. Yet the least Christians are greater than John the Baptizer.
John the Baptizer came to announce the coming of the Messiah. But the work of redemption was not completed yet.
All Christians announced the Good News of the completed work of redemption by Christ. This is the greater news, which makes us greater than John the Baptizer.
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