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The Bible directly links baptism to salvation: Mark 16:16 “He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.”; John 3:5 “Jesus answered, ‘I tell ...

Jan. 9, The Baptism of the Lord: Today we are reminded of the implications of our own baptism as a sacrament that orients us toward mission and service to others following the model of Jesus.

Scripture for Life: Jesus' response to his baptism reminds us that the ceremony is but one tiny moment, the meaning of which is determined by how we live it out. Observing him, we realize that ...

Scripture for Life: Just as Jesus needed to apply the words of Isaiah to his own time, we look at these Scriptures to interpret what they have meant across the ages.

Elsewhere, Scripture says, “For through Jesus we have access in one Spirit to the Father” (Ephesians 2:17). 2. Anointing: In baptism we are not just washed of sins, but we also become temples ...

In this Bible, rather than a partial verse, baptism is shown to be through the discipline of the complete Cross of YHWH God formed with the complete verse of Mat 28:19.

The baptism of Jesus Christ was obviously not necessary to cleanse him of sins, ... “The Scripture is silent on that, so I would be hard-pressed to say one way or another. ...