But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?Usually I read this verse, and jump to John's admonition. However, this time, my thoughts stuck on the first part of the verse. The leaders were coming to be baptized!
If they were coming to be baptized, that would seem to indicate that they understood that they needed more to be free of their sins. They didn't think their current works were enough, and were willing to make the trip from Jerusalem to do more. But given John's admonition, did they understand what they were getting into? Or were they just trying to buy a bit of extra fire insurance, just in case they didn't have sufficient coverage?
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