John the Baptist understood both the greatness and the limits of his calling. He was sent by God, but he was not the Light. He could testify, call people to repentance, and point them toward Christ, but he could not regenerate a heart, forgive sin, or create spiritual...
John 1:12-13 protects us from two opposite errors: boasting in ourselves and becoming passive about obedience. Those who receive Christ and believe in His name truly become children of God, yet John immediately tells us that this new birth is “of God.” Salvation does...
