"Let it be so now; for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness."

"Let it be so now; for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." - Matthew 3:15

 

Jesus made this statement just before his baptism. If you think about it, these words are appropriate at every baptism. Part of the reason that we get baptized is to fulfill all righteousness.

 

Hoping that you continue to fulfill righteousness all your life,

 

Dr. J. Clontz

 

1Peter 3:19 in which also he went and preached to the spirits in prison, 20 who formerly did not obey, when the patience of God waited in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water. 21 And corresponding to that, baptism now saves you – not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience – through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

 

Biblical text from “The Comprehensive New Testament.”