Baptism has a rich history predating the establishment of the Christian church. In ancient times, Jewish communities ...

As I write this, it is the 12th of January 2025. It is the first Sunday after the Epiphany. The Epiphany took place on the ...

15 1220 If water springing up from the earth symbolizes ... the person baptized is configured to Christ. Baptism seals the Christian with the indelible spiritual mark ( character ) of his ...

Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe in the icy waters of ...

Q. 638. How is Baptism given? A. Whoever baptizes should pour water on the head of the person to be baptized, and say, while pouring the water: "I baptize thee in the name of the Father ...

Across Russia, the devout and the daring celebrate Epiphany on January 19 by immersing themselves in frigid water through ...

It’s impossible to be an Orthodox Christian without professing belief in the ... For instance at the baptism of Christ, the Father, Son and Spirit are all distinctly present and interacting (Matthew ...

The Radical Reformers’ “believer’s” baptism tradition began not as an argument over how much water was necessary. The argument centered in this controversial assertion: Membership in the state and ...

As such, not all of what is written will apply to those within other Christian traditions and their theology of baptism and is not intended to do so.

Baptism is one of the most well-known rituals in Christianity. But what are the origins of this ritual? Did John the Baptist invent it himself? Biden stands by ‘surge of weapons’ to Ukraine as ...

12 this year. Jesus' baptism "is one of the most pivotal moments in His life, revealing His divine mission, identity and relationship with the Father," David Rives, a Christian author and ...