A. Baptism was instituted, very probably, about the time Our Lord was baptized by St. John, and its reception was commanded when after His resurrection Our Lord said to His Apostles: "All power is ...

This new life in Christ begins in the sacrament of baptism. However, God the Father, who knows how to teach, prepared us to understand baptism through foreshadowing and prophecy in the Old Testament.

On baptism day, send one of these messages that speak to the heart. The name given to the process or sacrament of welcoming a child into the church or faith community varies among denominations ...

We don’t take it seriously enough. What is baptism? Is it necessary? Does it do anything? Who can receive it, and when, and how? These are just some of the questions my students carry into the ...

Despite the challenges of finding water in the area, a group of evangelists and community members were determined to have a water baptism immersion ceremony. Angi Magoulis, a missionary and the ...

NATHAN: Baptism is a symbol of new life. It is a fresh start for a person to be clean of sin. It's a way of expressing publicly that you're a Christian. There are lots of symbols in a baptism ...