Sentences with phrase «baptism meant»

For all Christians - Palestinian and Hellenistic - baptism meant admission to the people of the Covenant and to all its blessings.

But whether John was an Essene or not (I tend to think not), the point that in the days of John, Jesus, Peter, Paul, and the early church, people knew what baptism meant.

It is not the fact that a posthumous baptism means nothing.

In this event, baptism means...

But instead of the story of Jesus and John at the Jordan we hear Paul addressing the Corinthians in an exasperated tone, asking them to consider what their own baptisms mean.

In light of all this, while baptism means immersion, it does not necessarily imply water.

He said that baptism means «that our sinful self, with all its evil deeds and desires, should be drowned through daily repentance, and that day after day a new self should arise to live with God in righteousness and purity forever» (The Small Catechism).

In this event, baptism means more than repentance and cleansing.

Baptism means immersion, so one is totally engulfed, totally, totally under, but by what?

If baptism means membership in the Church universal, it may more properly belong to that time in life when a profession of faith in Jesus Christ is possible.

I have at present a view point that either needs to be confirmed or changed: THAT BAPTISM MEANS TO BE IMMERSED IN LORD JESUS CHRIST, NOT SO MUCH IN WATER.

Baptism means Immersion... but not necessarily immersion into water.

Baptismal liturgies vary widely, and each makes its own contribution to our understanding of what baptism means.

the reception of baptism means the expunging of the past, the rapture of having discovered truth amid so many lies, and the joy of becoming part of a universal family, both on earth and in heaven.

Baptism means quite different things in different christian denominations.

Does the acceptance of baptism mean necessarily a membership in a new sociological group?

Many adults who attend church faithfully nevertheless would be hard - pressed to say what their baptism means to them.

Not exact matches

Yet some of the most substantive theology being written by Baptist scholars today comes from a little - known circle of mostly younger moderates who have shown a surprising interest in quite traditional themes such as the deeper meaning of baptism and the Lord's Supper, the covenantal disciplines of congregational life, and the positive role of creeds and confessions in the life of the church.

Wait a second, Mark, do you understand what baptism, communion, and marriage means?

If being a «liberated Christian» means separating oneself from the body of the faithful, you may still be a member of Christ through baptism, but how «living» you are is another question.

It is the fact that Christian baptism — the Jewish concept stolen and perverted by the Christians — means nothing to the Jews, but the fact that a Jewish girl who resisted the Nazis through her faith has been converted anyways when she could no longer resist.

The Century launched a series of 20 long editorials under the title «The Meaning of Baptism.»

Just because a Scripture talks about «baptism,» does not mean that it has water baptism in view.

Which means that most discussion of baptism as it relates to our eternal destiny is suffering from a category mistake.

The historicity of the baptism is addressed on pages 100 - 105, before considering the meaning of Jesus» baptism on pages 106 - 116.

(2) The error in their thinking which had seemed to justify this sectarian practice was an egregious misconception of the meaning of baptism.»

Baptism of the Dead does not mean that the Dead wil accept it in the Spirit World..

But first, he has to attend a four - week class on the meaning of baptism, after which, Levi will get baptized.

Baptism as a means of being «born again by water» was a common practice among Judaism.

So my independent critical thinking is this: Jesus Christ founded His Church for His people so when we fall into sin we have His inst!tuted Sacraments to bring us back to the relationship we had with Him at our Baptism; to leave the Church in search of something «man made» because of someone's sin would just mean that I would go somewhere else where there are people and people the world over sin!

But for Luther, God works in the Kingdom of Man through vocation, through observable means or «masks,» just as He delivers the Kingdom of God to us by the observable means of baptism and communion.

For the church and its calendar, this means the season of Epiphany with its festivals of Magi, miracles, baptism and transfiguration.

Baptism is a Greek word which means «immersion» or «submersion.»

I grieve for a lost opportunity whenever I attend a baptism in which the preacher fails to preach on the meaning of the event.

They argue that if the word baptisma means immersion, then clearly, all baptisms must be by immersion.

This is by no means Mormons doing baptizing for deceased people and saying: «There, now that you are dead and have no choice we are going to offer a baptism for you and you are now a member of our church whether you like it or not» It's not at all like that!

We find out that the Proxy baptism thing meant nothing and life, whatever form that is at that point simply goes on.

John the Baptizer bridged the divide between Judaism and the meaning of baptism as embraced by the church.

I can't quite figure out what has people upset about this??? If you don't believe that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is true, then I am guessing you probably don't believe that the ordinance of proxy baptism that has been done by member of that church actually means anything.

These two sacraments can be understood as closely linked to the two-fold meaning of salvation which we have already considered — penance leading to the forgiveness of sin committed after baptism, and the Eucharist leading to the fullness of God's own life.

This doesn't mean I don't value my baptism and confirmation and ordination — of course I do.

Integral Christian living means (i) being part of Jesus's family (i.e. being in «Communion» with the Holy Trinity, physically and spiritually), through having the actual touch of Christ in Baptism, Confirmation and Communion, and (ii) receiving his Teaching through the Church's magisterium (i.e. «teaching authority»).

More important, however, for future religious development than this translation of holiness from primitive untouchableness into majestic greatness and exclusive sovereignty was the baptism of the idea into moral meanings.

Then the fall means nothing to you, and women should not have pain during child birth, and men should never have to till the land to grow food, and baptism is a useless practice in your interpretation.

Luther said the child is saved when the congregation «means» its baptism.

Fourth, the indelible character of baptism (grace), confirmation (mission) and orders (office) means that allChristians remain enabled and available for every new encounter with the Lord: in other words, they are deputed towards Christ.

I don't go to their places of worship because they were not meant for me except when I have to, like baptisms or weddings of my siblings, but then I respect them and their ways.

We wish to God that baptism were meaningless, because it proclaims and gives a meaning which cuts to the core the selfish, materialistic values of our consumer culture.

And none is more real than that which comes to light in Cary's explanation of what Luther actually means by «faith alone,» namely, a simple, firm belief that our sins are absolved when we hear the divine words to that effect pronounced in the sacraments of Baptism and Penance.

No matter what activity was actually going on in the Corinthian church regarding «the dead», why is the discussion / controversy about baptism and not the «true» means of salvation according to Baptists and evangelicals: an internal belief in Christ; an internal «decision» for Christ?