Christ's Baptism 1223 All the Old Covenant prefigurations find their fulfillment in Christ Jesus. He begins his ... the Spirit" 24 in order to enter the Kingdom of God. See where you are baptized ...

People have said to me, “baptism is ... and daughters of God. Jesus Christ taught, “…Except a man be born of the water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God.” ...

To address these issues on baptism, we need to begin with the words of Jesus recorded ... he cannot enter the kingdom of God." [John 3:5; RSV] In Mark's Gospel just before Christ ascended into ...

One does not ordinarily think of the following activities as having deep political implications, or as sending a strong ...

John the Baptist, of course, is known for having practiced baptism ... is a statement by Jesus that John is the greatest person ever born on earth, but the least in the Kingdom of God is greater ...

Matthew records that when Jesus asked John to baptise him, John was reluctant to do so. This could be for the following reasons: baptism is for the forgiveness of sin, yet Jesus is God’s son and ...

Before baptism the pastor will say, “On profession of your faith in Christ Jesus, and at your own request, I now baptise you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” ...