Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission: "Baptism is the sacrament of ...

AN ARTICLE that I read recently called the baptism of Jesus “a delicate problem of apologetics”. To understand Luke’s version, we must decide whether he is using Mark only, or another source as well.

The new church ... the symbolism of baptism: that we go down into the place of death, the deep waters where man cannot live, to rise again. We are baptized into the death of Christ, as St.

In the Baptist Church only believers are ... into the water to be baptised. Before baptism the pastor will say, “On profession of your faith in Christ Jesus, and at your own request, I now ...

In the same way, Christian baptism of an infant occurs before the infant has a faith of its own and shows that it belongs to the Church of Christ. Both circumcision and infant baptism look forward ...

The "Baptism of Christ" is a well-known ceremony in the Orthodox Church that involves bathing in an ice hole, usually cut into a river. According to local beliefs, this ritualistic bath washes ...

Question: Whether the baptism conferred by the community “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints”, called “Mormons” in the vernacular, is valid. Response: Negative.

The Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Friday consecrated a new Catholic church at Bethany Beyond the Jordan on the banks of the Jordan River officially recognized by the church as ...

"Putting on Christ" seeks to inspire those who are diligent truth seekers. And for a limited time, KSL.com readers can get a free e-book version. Life is a journey. For many Christian ...

Among them were around 100 priests and 15 bishops from several countries. Baptism Church is located where Christ was baptized by St. John the Baptist in the Jordan River: highlights from Register ...

Senior leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have attended presidential inauguration ceremonies of U.S.

Reflecting Pope Benedict XVI's remarks during the foundation-laying ceremony, Bader stressed the significance of the location as the site of Christ's baptism and underlined Jordan's enduring ...