THE AFTERWORD | Matthew : Season 1 - Week 1

WestGate Church Teaching

The poet WH Auden once wrote that “we would rather be ruined than changed.” This, perhaps, is because often we’re afraid being changed *would* ruin us. And yet, the opening pages of Matthew has a man prophet named John the Baptizer telling people to change (repent) and says that somehow, God is involved in this change process. Steve Clifford and Corinna Girard stop by to talk about that. We also explore what it means to be “baptized in the Spirit.” Also, John the Baptizer says that Jesus will baptize people “with fire.” That sounds uber painful. That’s a bad thing, right?