"Several things are unique about his baptism," said the Rev. Ford, pastor of Grace Christian Fellowship. "It's when the torch is passed from John to Jesus and that happens more later when John ...

All four Gospels speak of the beginning of Jesus’ three-year public life with his baptism in the River Jordan by St. John the Baptist. The Church emphasizes that each January when it celebrates ...

“I need to be baptized by you,” John told him ... with him I am well pleased” (Matthew 3:17). Jesus’ baptism was his anointing. In ancient times, oil would be poured over the head ...

And it seems to be that he calls for baptism as a sign of rededication or repurification of life in a typically Jewish way before God. That Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist is as certain as ...

Exploring John 14–16, this article delves into Jesus’ farewell discourse to reveal the often-misunderstood Holy Spirit—God’s ...

I thought about the family response to these characters as I studied the Gospel accounts of Jesus' baptism. All four make a connection between John and Jesus, but only Mark and Matthew admit that ...

In these three revelations, Jesus’ humanity becomes fully realized, first, when he is very young, to the Magi, then, to John and the onlookers at his baptism, just before his public ministry begins.

5). In short, spiritual rebirth comes through baptism. In Jesus’s own baptism by John, we see water, Spirit, and sonship joined together. We ourselves are baptized not only in obedience to Jesus ...

“Several things are unique about his baptism,” said the Rev. Ford, pastor of Grace Christian Fellowship. “It’s when the torch is passed from John to Jesus and that happens more later when ...