Anointing of Jesus
A Sunday sermon on Acts 10:34-38: "God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power." Question: before that time, was Jesus humanly aware of who He was and what His earthly mission was? Also, John the Baptist baptizing, was this the beginning of the ritual of baptism?
Jesus’ state of humiliation means that he did not make full or constant use of his power and majesty as God. Matthew 24:36 provides an example of that in the area of Jesus’ knowledge. The Bible does not tell us what other information—and when in his life—Jesus may have chosen not to know something.
Joseph and Mary certainly knew of Jesus’ identity before he was born (Matthew 1:20-25; Luke 1:26-35). It would have been natural for them to share that information with Jesus. From the account of his childhood visit to Jerusalem (Luke 2:41-52), we see Jesus recognizing his special relationship with his heavenly Father.
Baptism did begin with the ministry of John the Baptist.