Sentences with phrase «baptism in»

Baptism in Kansas (1928) Whitney Museum of American Art.

Famous works by Curry include Baptism in Kansas (1928, Whitney Museum of American Art), Hogs Killing a Rattlesnake (1930, Art Institute of Chicago), and several large - scale murals (1938 - 40) in Topeka, Kansas.

Notable Regionalist - style paintings by Thomas Hart Benton include Prodigal Son (c.1939 - 1941, Dallas Museum of Art); July Hay (1943, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York); Poker Night (from «A Streetcar Named Desire» 1948), The Lord is My Shepherd (1926), and Baptism in Kansas (1928) all three in the Whitney Museum of Art, New York; and Hogs Killing a Rattlesnake (1930, Art Institute of Chicago).

Within, though, Curry's Baptism in Kansas hangs next to an equally ecstatic religious community bathed in a blue light from Archibald Motley, the black artist in Chicago.

John Steuart Curry (1897 — 1946), Baptism in Kansas, 1928.

I called it a baptism in flaming ink that forced me to shed my shyness about recognizing myself as a poet and to accept the fact that life had never given me any choice in the matter.

It explores the connection between John the Baptism and the recreation of the ritual of baptism in modern Christian rites of passage.

A number of fairly remarkable incidents occur during Daniel's time in Little Boston, including an explosion with personal consequences, the appearance of an unknown half - brother (Kevin J. O'Connor), tense negotiations with agents from Standard Oil, and Daniel's baptism in Eli's church.

We chose to have his baptism in Palm Beach at the Chapel Kenny and I got married at!

I have had my first baptism in politics.

If we pray, along with the writer of the Didache:»... let your church be gathered from the four corners of the earth into your kingdom,» then how do we understand the sacrament of baptism in relation to the church and in relation to the kingdom?

In November 1971, the Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society organized a Consultation on the theme Meaning of Conversion and Baptism in the Cultural Context of India.

Probably the earlier baptism in the name of the Lord Jesus was expanded into baptism in the name of Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Matt.

We do not know the exact point in his life in which this consciousness came upon him, unless we would accept the baptism in the Jordan — where, according to Scripture, the Spirit of God came upon him — as the breakthrough of this consciousness.

As an expression of their belief, they regularly offer opportunities on Wednesday night to receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit as in the Pentecostal tradition (where the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is considered a distinct experience from conversion).

The Pentecostal churches and the charismatic movement emphasize both baptism in the Spirit and the Spirit's continuing post-conversion work, which may be seen in external signs such as speaking with tongues, healing and exorcism, which is the casting out of evil spirits.

Did not Jesus himself say to John the Baptist at his baptism in the Jordan river, symbol of his Passion: «It is fitting for us to fulfil all righteousness.»

it says baptism in one bible and says sprinkling in another.

What is the significance of baptism in the life of a Christian, whatever the method?

Not to suggest any major alteration to the structure of the Statement, two points in the then - existing Statement (# 5, Baptism in Water; # 6, The Lord's Supper) were grouped as one in the 1916 Statement (# 6, «The Ordinances of the Church: a. Baptism in Water; b. Holy Communion»), thus preserving the overall total of sixteen points.

The use of the regenerative waters of baptism in every aspect of life is a constant call to God to right the wrongs of our present society.

The «insiders» have had the privilege of baptism in the Spirit, and the impression is conveyed that they feel sorry for anyone who has not had this extraordinary good fortune and are eager to lay hands in prayer on him or her.

In view of the ambiguity of the meaning of baptism in the Indian inter-religious and political context referred above, the question of giving to the unbaptised Christ - bhakts in other religious communities a sense of full belonging to the spiritual fellowship of the church including participation in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper needs exploration.

That is why the new liturgy of baptism in the Roman Catholic rite insists upon the presence of a representative group of the community.

The Church has always taught the importance of water in the Old Covenant — at Creation, at the flood, at the crossing of the Red Sea — and has also always seen a symbolising of baptism in the water that poured from Christ's side on Calvary: «O God whose son, baptised by John in the waters of the Jordan, was anointed with the Holy Spirit, and, as he hung upon the Cross, gave forth water from his side along with blood...» 8

From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration, London, 2007.

How appropriate that the church prepare candidates for baptism in Lent!

One could, of course, usefully engage in an examination of baptism in its biblical context, attempting particularly to formulate a theological discernment of the dividing and uniting aspects of baptism - the «sword «that the Christ brings, and the «peace «that the Christ offers.

He saw this Jesus as one who from the beginning had been anointed by God's spirit (Luke 4:16 f.) at his baptism in the Jordan (Acts 10:38) and even before, at his birth (Luke 2:26 ff.).

He submitted to baptism in order to set a good example for others and to impress upon them that they should accept baptism and repentance for the remission of their sins.

Any of these names makes sense in terms of the church's emphasis on the «fire» of God's presence and baptism in the Holy Spirit, a fire that is burning away the dead underbrush of cultural Catholicism; on the outward expression of this personal experience, especially glossolalia; and on the inner work of sanctification, which preachers describe as the process of being conformed to Christ or Christ being formed within us.

Perry may haste from one church to another, but he will not escape the confusion about the doctrine of baptism in the US churches.

Beasley - Murray is the author of the elaborate study, Baptism in the New Testament [1962](London: Macmillan, 1963).

In as much as the Church of North India will have within its membership both persons who practise Infant Baptism in the sincere belief that this is in harmony with the mind of the Lord, and those whose conviction it is that the Sacrament can only properly be administered to a believer, both Infant Baptism and Believer's Baptism shall be accepted as alternative practices in the Church of North India.

[40] On other important aspects of Tertullian's understanding of what it meant to be in ecclesiological communion and the role of baptism, see Killian McDonnell, «Communion Ecclesiology and Baptism in the Spirit: Tertullian and the Early Church,» in Theological Studies, Vol.

One other point that has to be made is that there are tentative attempts being made to address the issue raised by baptism in its relationship to conversion.

Avoiding superficiality which skims the surface without dirtying oneself, a fresh look at these questions demands of us a faith commitment to the source of renewal, to that lonely and betrayed person, whose own baptism in the river Jordan, was a symbol of his commitment to being a part of messy human existence.

baptism in MOST christian denominations is a physical and personal indication of one's commitment to the christian ways of living.

This article appeared as «Issues of Conversion and Baptism in Relation to Mission,» in P. Victor Premasagar, ed., New Horizons in Christian Mission: A Theological Exploration, Gurukul Summer Institute 1999 (Chennai: Gurukul, 2000), pp. 375 — 393.

Although this paper has been concerned with tracing the issue regarding infant and believer's baptism within the ecumenical movement, other important points regarding baptism in the Indian context can not be brushed aside.

For a candid view on the Orthodox and their understanding of baptism in an ecumenical context see Merja Merras, «Baptismal Recognition and the Orthodox Churches, in Root and Saarinen, eds., Baptism and the Unity of the Church, op.

[6] In analysing this, I have drawn upon the section «Baptism in the Contemporary Ecumenical Discussions,» of my earlier work, J. Jayakiran Sebastian,»... baptisma unum in sancta ecclesia...»: A Theological Appraisal of the Baptismal Controversy in the Work and Writings of Cyprian of Carthage (Delhi: ISPCK, 1997).

We will look at some of the critical passages in future posts, but first, we must make a few preliminary observations about the role of baptism in the book of Acts.

The baptism in Mark is not the moment when a natural man becomes the supernatural Messiah.

If Jesus was talking about water baptism in Matthew 28:19 - 20, why is there no examples of baptizing in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit?

What is the role and purpose of water baptism in the early church, and specifically in the book of Acts?

Everywhere you see baptism in your New Testament, replace it with the word mikvah and try to think like a Jew.

It is possible, of course, that water baptism continued to be practiced as frequently as ever, and the writers simply stopped mentioning it, but when we understand the cultural and religious significance of water baptism in the first century Mediterranean world, and specifically the role of baptism within the book of Acts, it becomes clear that water baptism served a special and specific role within the early church which became unnecessary later on.

If Jesus was truly talking about water baptism in Matthew 28:19 - 20, then why is it that there is not a single example in all of Scripture where someone was water baptized according to the «formula» of Matthew 28:19?

That was when I realized that cutting long hair was like baptism in New Testament times.