Jesus was a perfect and sinless man born of the Holy Spirit, so why did he ask John to baptize him? It turns out that this ...

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The catechumenate (preparation for Baptism) therefore occupies an important place. This initiation into ... but manfully resist it by the grace of Jesus Christ." 67 Indeed, "an athlete is not ...

Rising from her baptism in the Jordan River, an Indonesian Christian wears a gown depicting Jesus undergoing ... gathering place. Over the following centuries, entreaties to Christ were etched ...

Jesus also came to save from sin. He came to make it possible for us to share in his own divine life and sonship. This new life in Christ begins in the sacrament of baptism. However, God the ...

What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live ...

“An opportunity to leave the past behind and be reborn in Christ’s name ... Brand revealed that his baptism took place in the ...

The writers of the New Testament used the Greek name “Christ,” which also means, “the Anointed One.” At his baptism, Jesus was anointed with the Holy Spirit and power. Jesus’ baptism was ...