Why do you think that Jesus got baptized?  Was it something that he had to do?  Why or why not?

Define the doctrine of the Trinity.  Why is it important?  How does this passage provide Scriptural support for this doctrine?

How do God’s words in 1:11 draw from the Old Testament?  (Psalm 2:7, Isaiah 42:1)  What is the theological significance of God choosing those words, from those passages?

How is Jesus’s ministry similar to, and different from, that of Adam?  (Genesis 1:26-28)  How does he serve as a new and better Adam?

How is Jesus’s ministry similar to, and different from, that of Israel?  (Genesis 12:1-3)  How does he serve as a new and better Israel?

How is Jesus’s ministry similar to, and different from, that of David, and the kings of Israel?  (Deuteronomy 17:14-20, 2 Samuel 7:1-16, 1 Kings 2:1-4)  How does he serve as a new and better Davidic King?

Define the doctrine of double imputation.  How does this passage give us insight into how (and why) the people of God will be welcomed into the presence of God?

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