November 7, 1999
John the Baptist was a hero of the faith—but we often overlook his doubt when the Messiah’s arrival turned out differently than he’d imagined. Often, Alistair Begg explains, we behave similarly: we want God’s judgment on the undeserving wicked but think ourselves worthy of salvation. Do we realize we each have a need that God alone can meet, and that it can only be met through His grace, not our merits?
18The disciples of John reported all these things to him. And John,
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