Wesley Huff

But aren't John and Jesus like homies or cousins?

So like they kind of grew up together, no?

So like they kind of grew up together, no?

So like they kind of grew up together, no?

Okay. And John knows this this entire time that Jesus is going to be the Messiah or one day he realizes it? I don't know.

Okay. And John knows this this entire time that Jesus is going to be the Messiah or one day he realizes it? I don't know.

Okay. And John knows this this entire time that Jesus is going to be the Messiah or one day he realizes it? I don't know.

So the thing that John is doing that is novel, you would say, is saying that they should repent. Sort of. Like what is he doing that is dissimilar from everyone else at the time?

So the thing that John is doing that is novel, you would say, is saying that they should repent. Sort of. Like what is he doing that is dissimilar from everyone else at the time?

So the thing that John is doing that is novel, you would say, is saying that they should repent. Sort of. Like what is he doing that is dissimilar from everyone else at the time?

Yeah, just being the child of Abraham is nothing special. You have to do the acts. Yeah, he's also speaking out against the political system.

Yeah, just being the child of Abraham is nothing special. You have to do the acts. Yeah, he's also speaking out against the political system.

Yeah, just being the child of Abraham is nothing special. You have to do the acts. Yeah, he's also speaking out against the political system.

So he's the first person recognizing that there's something that he deems corrupt happening in society at the time. I mean, there were other people doing stuff like that. I don't want to say first, but he is one of these people that is recognizing there is corruption. And the only way that we can thwart this corruption is through repentance. And hopefully there will be forgiveness. Yeah.

So he's the first person recognizing that there's something that he deems corrupt happening in society at the time. I mean, there were other people doing stuff like that. I don't want to say first, but he is one of these people that is recognizing there is corruption. And the only way that we can thwart this corruption is through repentance. And hopefully there will be forgiveness. Yeah.

So he's the first person recognizing that there's something that he deems corrupt happening in society at the time. I mean, there were other people doing stuff like that. I don't want to say first, but he is one of these people that is recognizing there is corruption. And the only way that we can thwart this corruption is through repentance. And hopefully there will be forgiveness. Yeah.

More or less. Yeah. I'm just trying to understand what's happening in society at the time that compels a guy like John the Baptist to even do that. Well, there's cultural expectations in the day that the Messiah is going to come. Right, because the Jews are saying, yo, Messiah's going to come. Yeah. Okay, so that's already been set. So they're looking. They're like, who's going to be the guy?

More or less. Yeah. I'm just trying to understand what's happening in society at the time that compels a guy like John the Baptist to even do that. Well, there's cultural expectations in the day that the Messiah is going to come. Right, because the Jews are saying, yo, Messiah's going to come. Yeah. Okay, so that's already been set. So they're looking. They're like, who's going to be the guy?

More or less. Yeah. I'm just trying to understand what's happening in society at the time that compels a guy like John the Baptist to even do that. Well, there's cultural expectations in the day that the Messiah is going to come. Right, because the Jews are saying, yo, Messiah's going to come. Yeah. Okay, so that's already been set. So they're looking. They're like, who's going to be the guy?

Got it.