1:19 thru 1:34 (Feb 18) (cont.)

It always amazes me the number of people who could not recognize Jesus as the Christ[of course we have the benefit of hindsight]. (v26) JTB calls out those sent to him as ones "who do not know" the One among them. I looked up definition for "know" and found this applicable one, "have personal experience of ". It certainly seems fitting here... that the priests and Levites did not "know" Him.

In (v31,v32) JTB testifies that even he did not "know" Him. Not until the One who sent JTB revealed the Christ. These types of verses always mess with my head on the roll of Christ and our roll in the development of our faith. God MUST reveal the Christ to us(and does, the Holy Spirit is the one who convicts/converts), BUT our roll is to enter into that "personal experience of" to truly truly know Him.