As Jesus is praying, heaven is opened, as if to allow the passage of the Holy Spirit. "And the Holy Spirit descended upon him, in bodily form like a dove" (3:22a). Two words here are key to our understanding: Greeksōmatikos, "bodily,"51and Greekeidos, "form, outward appearance."...
The Baptism of Jesus - Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized
When we enter the waters of baptism, we’re proclaiming the gospel message. Being raised up out of the water expresses our new life in Christ and our union with Him. Baptism represents a statement of declariing ourselves new in Christ, just as Jesus was
And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people that they should believe on him that should come after him, that is, on Jesus.Berean Study BiblePaul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One ...
- The cup of suffering – either from punishment or from persecution- is waiting for all of us. The first baptism of Jesus was by water. The second baptism of Jesus was by spirit. The last baptism of Jesus was suffering and death. - Mat 20:22 But Jesus
such as Herodotus, Thucydies, and Josephus. Dr. Brant Pitre points this out in his bookThe Case for Jesus,on page 79. New Testament scholar Joseph Fitzmyer is another example. He makes this point in hisThe Gospel According to Luke,Volume I, which is part of the Anchor Yale Bible. ...
THE BIBLE TEACHES THAT BAPTISM IS FOR THE REMISSION OF SINSActs 2:37-38- “But Peter said to them: Do penance, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins: and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”That’s quite clear. ...
And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” 38So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him.39Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip...
The idea of being baptized for a dead relative is found nowhere in the Bible. In fact the only person who can in any way be a substitute or proxy for humanity is Jesus Christ. The Bible makes it clear that you cannot attain salvation based upon another human or even your own works. ...
The first thing that you will need to know is exactly what this gift is. The Bible tells us that we will all receive the Holy Spirit at the moment of our salvation with the Lord. The Bible also tells us that we are“sealed” with the Holy Spiritthe minute we accept Jesus Christ as...