Mark 6:14-29

I. Herod Antipas

A. Listened to truth but never applied it (James 1:22-25)
B. Enticed by lust (James 1:13-15)
C. Did not think before he spoke (Proverbs 29:20)
D. Allowed peer pressure to control him (1 Corinthians 15:33; Ephesians 5:11; Exodus 23:2)

II. Herodias

A. Vindictive (Romans 12:17-21)
B. She used people—even her own daughter!—to get her way (1 Corinthians 13:5)

III. John the Baptizer

A. A just and holy man (Luke 1:6; Leviticus 11:44-45; 19:2; 20:7, 26; 21:8)
B. Refused to compromise truth even in the face of death (1 Corinthians 15:58; Matthew 10:22)