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John The Baptist Response To The Crowd

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In John the Baptist 's response to the crowd, he explains to them that if they have more than they need, give what is not a necessity to those that have nothing, and for them to not to cheat people and be grateful for what you have. This is similar to Jesus ' response of selling your material possessions to the poor to, “have treasure in Heaven.” The heart of both of their messages is to keep the Ten Commandments important in your life and to help those who are less fortunate than us. After John gave his message, people began to question whether or not he was Christ, but he told them someone mightier than him was going to come. His words filled the people with expectation, but when Jesus told the rich man to give up his possessions, he was

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