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Why is John the Baptist called the greatest prophet when he never performed a miracle?

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Isn’t that beautiful? Jesus Christ saying, “Now, you all believe John; he was a prophet; he just preached away. You all went and believed him, and you know he was a prophet.” Though he never done one miracle. But he was the greatest prophet that ever lived (Jesus said so), until his time. Said, “Never was a man borned of a woman as great as John the Baptist.” He never done one miracle and only lived six months. But why was he so great? Because he bore a record of Christ. And when you see somebody giving God praise, and God glory, then you can realize that that person’s coming from God. Isn’t that…Giving God the glory. That’s right. And John said, “I must decrease and He must increase.” They said, “Are you the Messiah?” He said, “I’m nothing.” But Jesus come around and said, “Oh, yes he is; he’s the greatest from among women.” That’s better, don’t you think? Let somebody else say it. Live so that somebody else will say it. That’s the—that’s the way to do it; do the right thing. Somebody, God will bear record for you.

A Greater Witness, 1953-11-15, Owensboro, KY, §20

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Title:
A Greater Witness
Date:
November 15, 1953
Location:
Owensboro, KY
Paragraph:
§20

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