Baptism does what nothing else can. As Martin Luther said, by baptism “we are made holy and are saved, which no other kind of life, no work upon earth, can attain.” All of God’s promises come together ...

1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism ...

Some Christians believe baptism makes a Christian a member of God’s family. In many denominations babies are baptised, and this is known as infant baptism. Jesus’ instructions were to "baptise ...

NATHAN: Baptism is a symbol of new life. It is a fresh start for a person to be clean of sin. It's a way of expressing publicly that you're a Christian. There are lots of symbols in a baptism ...

A Christian, who objects to infant baptism, must interpret these three Bible passages with the assumption that each family had no young children. Some may object to infant baptism since they claim ...

We have only those references to him in the Christian gospels ... John the Baptist, of course, is known for having practiced baptism. But then, so did lots of other people. We hear of other ...

As a pagan he would never have been called this, but since the baptism both of the leaders were playing the ‘great game’ under the same rules, so such an expression became acceptable. Mieszko’s ...