Hundreds of people have taken part in an outdoor service which saw 92 people baptised in the sea. Congregations from five ...

1272 Incorporated into Christ by Baptism, the person baptized is configured to Christ. Baptism seals the Christian with the indelible spiritual mark ( character ) of his belonging to Christ.

As we immerse ourselves in the facts of spiritual reality, we experience a joyful sense of confidence and direction.

The key passage on baptism is connected with Paul’s argument for holiness in Romans 6:4–6 (ARV): “We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised ...

David Rives, a Christian author and columnist, reflects on Matthew 3:17, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." This verse is from the story of Jesus' baptism.

Baptism adds us to the church, which is Christ’s body: “For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.

Baptism is definitely a big deal! Christ told believers to be baptized. Baptism washes away both personal sin and original sin. In the words of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, baptism is ...

Christian baptism, which far exceeds John’s, makes us children of God and heirs of heaven. It incorporates us into Jesus’ saving death in the hope of resurrection.

Baptism of a young child at the Vatican, January 12, 2025. - / AFP. Practiced by all Churches, baptism is a fundamental rite marking the entry into Christian life.

Aert De Gelder’s ‘Baptism of Christ’, painted in 1710, has caused hysteria among alien hunters as it appears to show a UFO above Christ. In the painting, John the Baptist can be seen ...