The grace of being is gift of baptism by washing in water. And in Spirit of Christ Jesus.
Since Jimmy Carter, religious fundamentalists play a major role in elections. He was the first president who made a point of exhibiting himself as a born again Christian. That sparked a little light i...
Teach the people the Word before converting and baptizing them
Baptism in the Holy Spirit belongs to them that believe and are not of this world
Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall recieve the gift of the Holy Spirit." ACTS 2: 38
Tragically, some people believe they are going to heaven when they die just because a few drops of water were sprinkled over their heads a few weeks after their birth. They have no personal faith, hav...
Be baptize with the Holy Spirit.
When the convert emerges from the water, the world seems changed. The world has not changed, it is always wonderful and horrible, iniquitous and filled with beauty. But now, after baptism, the eyes th...
Vaccination is the medical sacrament corresponding to baptism. Whether it is or is not more efficacious I do not know.
Baptism is one of those more effective rites that come in with the new covenant. The fact that baptism takes the place of the multiple, complicated cleansing rites of stoicheic order is itself a sign...
Religion needs a baptism of horse sense.