God expresses His pleasure in Christ during His baptism, declaring, 'This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased' (Matthew 3:17).
God's pleasure in Christ is clearly articulated during the event of Jesus' baptism, as recorded in Matthew 3:13-17. After Christ was baptized, a voice from heaven proclaimed, 'This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.' This moment not only signifies the commencement of Jesus' public ministry but also affirms His identity as the Son of God, sent for the salvation of His people. Christ fulfills all righteousness as the perfect, sinless Sacrifice, which is essential for understanding God's acceptance of Him and, by extension, the acceptance of those who are in Him. The declaration served to emphasize that God is pleased by faith in Christ alone, excluding any notion that human efforts could elicit divine favor.
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