By submitting to John's baptism, Jesus indicated his full union with sinful humanity. The balance in our logo this week is a nearly universal symbol for justice.
Justice here means righteousness, rightness .
That is, through baptism God gives us salvation from our sins through no merit of our own. The Lord will bless his people with peace. The Baptism of the Lord Jesus' public life began with his baptism by John in the Jordan River. Once again we are treated to a two-fold dimension of the workings of the Father. First, Jesus' baptism signifies for us his role as the suffering servant who would bear the weight of our iniquity unto death.