Sentences with phrase «look at baptism»

However, we propose, in the Indian context, to look at baptism from a more explicitly socio - political perspective.

Oh, I do actually have one more thing to say about baptism in Acts, which I will post tomorrow when we look at the baptism of the Ethiopian Eunuch.

Not exact matches

We will be looking at these passages: Matthew 28:19 - 20, Mark 16:16; several Scriptures on baptism from the Book of Acts, Romans 6, Colossians 2:12, and 1 Peter 3:21.

So in looking at the Scripture passages on baptism, we will first try to determine in context what kind of immersion or re-identification is in view.

It will help if we look at this as the counterpart for the disciples of Jesus» experience at baptism.

Tomorrow we will look at some other tricky texts about baptism that become more clear when we understand the definition of baptism as «immersion into» or «identified with.»

You discuss looking at burial rituals to consider new ways to present the symbolism of baptism, but regardless of how a society buries it's dead you will never find a society on earth that isn't familiar with the concept of drowning; thus death by water has a universal power not limited to any culture.

So as we look at the subject of baptism in Acts, we must recall that not all references to «baptism» refer to dunking somebody under water.

I will be heading in this direction after we look at a few Scripture passages on baptism over the course of the next week.

Cyprian, having made the point about water and baptism, goes on to look at further scriptural examples, including merging Isaiah 48:21 with John 19:34, to make the point that water from the split rock indicates Christ, «who is the rock, is split open during His passion by a blow from a lance.»

The Jewish people don't have a monopoly on God, and this is clear when you look at something such as baptism.

The Bible clearly teaches water baptism is necessary to be saved John 3:3 - 5 which Jesus says Water and Spirit Romans 6: 3 - 4 and many many more places you are right about some of the things baptism represents but please take a closer look at why all the conversions in Acts involve water baptism.

Therfore since John the Levite priest baptism is for all, if Jesus «skipped» that ceremony, then he may be looked at by the religious as not having fulfilled all law.

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.

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.

I understand that some look at the Scriptures UnkleE quoted, and others, and speak of the «mystery» of baptism.

It may well be true that no church perfectly embodies all I have suggested (though, looking back at the article, I do not think I set the practical bar very high: decent liturgy shaped by theology, helpful catechisms, good preaching, baptism, Lord's Supper, a basic grasp of history etc.).

We have seen that baptism, whether we look at it as a conversion, rejection of sin, as entrance into the paschal mystery, means «putting on «the Christ, an acceptance of his value system, with and like him being committed to the cause of God's Kingdom.

The first reason they suggest that a person might believe in God is that if someone is brought up a Catholic then: «to keep the promises they made at the baptism, the parents would probably teach them prayers... they would say prayers to God thanking him for looking after them and so it would seem natural for them to believe in God... at church, they would hear people talking about God and assume that God exists.»

If we look, for instance, at the international economic order apart from our baptism and Christian faith, we could look at it simply as North Americans, and our main concern would then be how to preserve those elements in that world order that benefit our economy and how to change those that do not.

Newcastle United were given a baptism of fire in their opening fixture of the new 2013/14 Barclays Premier League season, as the Magpies were thrashed 4 - 0 away at Manchester City on Monday night and will be looking to bounce back against West Ham United on Saturday at 3.00 pm.

These lessons look at 4 major rites of passage within the Christian tradition: baptism, confirmation, weddings and funerals.