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 ...

"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 ...

“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 ...

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.

John the Baptist wondered the same thing ... Peter later explained. He said that at Jesus’ baptism, he was “anointed with the Holy Spirit and power” (Acts 10:38). In ancient times, oil ...

long venerated as the place of Jesus’ baptism by John the Baptist. Archaeological discoveries of an ancient monastery at Al-Maghtas, Jordan, became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2015.

“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 ...