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Theophany – reflections on the baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ

January 6th, 2010 No Comments

The word Baptism comes, to no surprise,  from Greek: baptisma, meaning immersion into water. So baptism is linked with water by definition. It is the general understanding that through the baptism the person that is baptized is receiving a blessing. In Christ case however the things  are different.  John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance for [...]

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