Not exact matches
Little children, Jesus never came to bring religion, he never professed
saying «i come to bring the catholics or the christians, Jehovah witness, mormons or the pentacostals, babtists, sacraments or
holy water» etc..
I myself did not know him; but he who sent me to baptize with
water said to me, «He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the
Holy Spirit.
Similarly, if Jesus
says, «Go immerse people in the name of the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Spirit,» is He
saying, «Go dunk them under
water while
saying some words over them»?
The Fourth Gospel attributes to Jesus the words, «Verily, verily, I
say unto thee, Except one be born of
water and the Spirit, he can not enter into the kingdom of God»; (John 3:5) the Epistle to Titus
says the same thing in other language — «He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the
Holy Spirit»; (Titus 3:5) and in the Shepherd of Hermas, which in some of the earliest canons was included in the New Testament, the baptismal
water is called «the seal of the Son of God» into which they descend «dead,» and out of which they come «alive.»
Paul even thanked God that he himself had baptized none of the Corinthians save two, together with the household of Stephanas,
saying, «Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach»; (I Corinthians 1:13 - 17) in the Fourth Gospel John's baptism in
water is explicitly subordinated to Christ's baptism in the
Holy Spirit; (John 1:33) and in the Epistle to the Hebrews «the teaching of baptisms» is put among the rudimentary principles, to be accepted, indeed, but beyond which those need to go who are pressing on «unto perfection.»
They
say water baptism is essential for the believer and act as if baptism in
holy spirit is not really essential but perhaps «nice to have,» or valuable in many ways.
Thus
says the
Holy One of Israel, «Because you despise this word, and trust (sic) in oppression and perverseness... This iniquity shall be to you like a break in a high wall... which is smashed so ruthlessly that among its fragments not a sherd is found with which to take fire from the hearth, or to dip
water out of the cistern!»
News reports
said the minister has a Bible,
holy water, and a crucifix nearby.
«And I REMEMBERED THE WORD OF THE LORD, HOW HE USED TO
SAY, «John baptized with
water, but you will be baptized with the
Holy Spirit.»
Follow the way by which they began (emphasis added); by acting as if they believed, taking the
holy water, having masses
said, etc..»
If it is good enough for Jesus to be baptised then its good enough reason for me to as well that was why i wanted to be baptised.He
says that it was necessary to fulfill all righteousness verse 15 in that sense he could have been talking of fulfilling the requirements of the law and in Jesus we fulfill the requirements of the law.I do nt believe that it is neccesary step to be saved as some of the gentile believers Peter spoke to received the
holy spirit before they were baptised.Its a good picture of the old being washed away and we are raised up as a new person in Christ.When i was baptised in the
holy spirit and spoke in tongues it was exactly like a
water baptism i felt the
water washing over me as it washed i just started speaking in tongues.brentnz
Follow the way by which they began; by acting as if they believed, taking the
holy water, having masses
said, etc..
Acts 2:38 Peter
said to them, «Repent and be baptized with
Holy Spirit baptism; because
water baptism is not a New Covenant requirement.
When I was baptized as a teenager, my father (who is a pastor), before he plunged me under the
water,
said these words: «Jeremy, based on your confession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, I now baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit.»
And Marcellus, nothing doubting, but believing with his whole heart, before he took the
water lifted up his hands and
said: «I believe in thee, O Lord Jesus Christ: for I am now proved by thine apostle Peter, whether I believe aright in thy
holy name.
«Dear God, your son walked on
water but we know it would have been a lot more fun if he had a surfboard or boogie board,» Rieder
said as he splashed
holy water onto the boards and their owners.
So even though I felt that nudge, the one I've come to recognise as the
Holy Spirit announcing something new, inviting me into a place of sacred learning by stepping out of a boat right onto
water, I
said, «I can't» to that Voice and so I didn't do it.
Thomas
says an exorcism usually takes from 45 minutes to two hours and involves reciting prayers, reading scriptures and using sacramental objects such as crucifixes and
holy water.
Thus
says the
Holy One of Israel, «Because you despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and rely on them; therefore this iniquity shall be to you like a break in a high wall, bulging out, and about to collapse, whose crash comes suddenly, in an instant; and its breaking is like that of a potter's vessel which is smashed so ruthlessly that among its fragments not a sherd is found with which to take fire from the hearth, or to dip up
water out of the cistern.»
The priest would bless the dying person with
holy water,
saying, «Remember that thou art dust and to dust thou shalt return.»
John Hansen - Brevetti, clinical operations manager at the clinic,
said women had been told the ghost of their foetus would haunt them, had been told «mummy mummy don't kill me», had
holy water thrown on them and rosary beads thrust at them.
At the Easter Vigil, the priest blesses the
water in the baptismal font, lowering the lighted Pascal candle into it three times while
saying: «May the power of the
Holy Spirit, O Lord we pray, come down through your Son into the fullness of this font...» He then holds the candle in the
water while continuing ``... so that all who have been buried with Christ by baptism and death may rise again to life with him.»
Baptism is administered by pouring
water over a person — or plunging him or her into
water —
saying at the same time: «I baptise you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Spirit.»
To wager «He is» is to become a seeker, following the way of others «who have been bound like you, and who now stake all their possessions,» «by the abatement of your passions,» «taking
holy water, having masses
said, etc.» (Pensées, item 233).
Just beyond Ubud, Balinese worshippers have been gravitating towards Pura Tirta Empul which translates to Temple of the
Holy Water, a place where the sacred springs are
said to hold healing properties.
They hate it almost as much as the devil hates
holy water,» No. 2 Senate Democratic leader Richard Durbin of Illinois
said, using the law's nickname, as his party's planned hours of speeches began.
«Splitting
water with sunlight is the
Holy Grail of a sustainable hydrogen economy,»
said Alan Weimer, leader of the Boulder research group.
I also get the blessing form the temple by showering myself in the
holy water, it
says that the
water can clean evil spirits, bring prosperity and purify body and soul.
We expressed ourselves by painting and we discovered the symbols of
water in old Romanian
sayings, folk rituals, by listening to the
holy teachings of religion or by admiring William Turner's paintings.
At every turn this
holy land is blessed with ancient and fascinating religious sites, and customers who embark with Great Rail Journeys upon an escorted rail tour of Israel can expect to be both awe - struck and inspired by destinations including the Sea of Galilee, upon which Jesus is
said to have performed the miracle of walking on
water, Acre, a former stronghold of the Knights Templar and one of the oldest continuously - inhabited locations on earth and Masada; the mountain - top site of King Herod's fortress and refuge.
Some visitors
say that the parties, church services,
water sports and visits to attractions keep them so busy, they don't even miss having alcoholic beverages on this
holy day.
«The
water was so important the people called it «
holy water,»» he
said.
«The
Holy Grail of solar research is to use sunlight efficiently and directly to «split»
water into its elemental constituents - hydrogen and oxygen - and then use the hydrogen as a clean fuel,»
said Gray.
The outlandish attempt to make fracked gas the new,
holy version of Freedom Fries seems dumb until you remember Rick Perry is the guy who
said fossil fuels could help prevent sexual assault in Africa and falsely (and I would add, incoherently)
said that «the ocean
waters and this environment that we live in» are the primary driver of climate change.
«At what point do we
say, «
Holy crap man, you're patting me down, you've got pictures of me naked, you've got me squatting on a chair, and you've taken my
water bottle away».