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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Theophany – reflections on the baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ
January 6th, 2010 No Comments
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