Mark 1:9-13 covers Jesus’ baptism and His subsequent temptation in the wilderness, both of which reveal key aspects of His mission and identity. The main insights from biblical and ...

On a similar issue, some object to infant baptism, claiming it to be invalid since an infant is too young to willfully accept Jesus. To address these issues on baptism, we need to begin with the ...

Matthew records that when Jesus asked John to baptise him, John was reluctant to do so. This could be for the following reasons: baptism is for the forgiveness of sin, yet Jesus is God’s son and ...

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Response to a “dubium” on the validity of baptism conferred by “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,” called “Mormons.” Question ...

[In] a classic example, Luke tells us about the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. Now, if we read elsewhere in the Gospel of Luke [in]... the Acts of the Apostles, we see that Luke knows about ...

The holiday marks both the visit of the Three Wise Men, or Magi, to a new-born Jesus, and his later baptism by the prophet John. Recently, Jordan announced an ambitious $100m (£83m) plan aimed at ...

In terms of the Jesus tradition, then, to have Jesus either submit to baptism, or himself baptize others, suggests that we are part of a culture that was looking toward Temple purity as its ideal ...

The baptism is an event that is very important in Jesus’ ministry. In this story we see clearly the relationship between Father and Son and the use of the title ‘Son of God’. The events that ...

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Celebrated on 19 January, Epiphany commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan. Reuters To mark the event many Orthodox Christians submerge themselves in holes of icy water. They may dip ...