Declaring All the Counsel of God

English 🇵🇭 Tagalog Why Was Jesus Baptized? A Comprehensive Doctrinal Study "Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness." — Matthew 3:15 Introduction The baptism of Jesus is not a ceremonial footnote in the Gospels. It is a theologically rich, prophetically precise, and doctrinally essential act that reveals the very nature of Christ, His relationship with the Father, and His obedience to divine will. Since Jesus had no sin (Hebrews 4:15), why was He baptized? Was it merely to set an example? The answer is deeper, and essential to our understanding of salvation, obedience, and righteousness. I. Jesus Was Baptized to Fulfill All Righteousness (Matthew 3:13–15) Jesus’ words to John the Baptist — “Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness” — anchor the doctrinal significance of His baptism. The Greek plēroō (G4137), "to fulfill," means to complete or carry ou...