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	Baptism of Jesus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Baptism of Jesus is the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist.
		Jesus comes to the Jordan River and is there baptized, and after the baptism occurs the heavens open and God pronounces that Jesus is his son.
		In Roman Catholicism, the baptism of Jesus is one of the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baptism_of_Jesus (845 words)

	The Baptism of Jesus
		As Son in the context of Psalm 2, Jesus is the King of kings and Lord of lords.
		Jesus was the one in whom God's good pleasure rests and that is why the heavenly angelic choir sang, "Glory to God in the highest and on earth, peace to men on whom his favor rests," at his birth.
		Jesus was baptized and the Spirit came upon him visibly in the form of a dove.
	www.gracevalley.org /sermon_trans/1997/Baptism_of_Jesus.html (4024 words)

	Why We Baptize In JESUS' NAME-UPCI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Jesus commanded His disciples to "teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost" (Matthew 28:19).
		Jesus is the name in which the roles of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are revealed.
		Then Jesus said to them, "Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day." The disciples had their understanding opened so that they could grasp the vast importance of the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ.
	www.upci.org /tracts/baptize.htm (1919 words)

	Chapter 7
		Baptism is for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38), and the name of Jesus is vitally connected with remission of sins.
		Baptism in Jesus' name also demonstrates faith that all the fulness of the Godhead is in Jesus and that everything we need is in Him: "For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
		Furthermore, Jesus is the Father (Isaiah 9:6), the Son (Matthew 1:21), and the Holy Ghost (II Corinthians 3:17-18).
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/pentecostal/New-Ch7.htm (6328 words)

	Baptism of Jesus
		The Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist, Kercken Postilla, dat ys, Vthlegginge der Epistelen vnd Euangelien, an de Söndagen vnde vornemesten Festen, 1563.
		The Baptism of Christ, Matthaeus Merian the Elder, 1625-30.
		Baptism of Jesus, Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1851-60.
	www.textweek.com /art/baptism_of_Jesus.htm (573 words)

	Pilgrim Preaching: The Baptism of Jesus
		Jesus aligns himself with those who are receiving a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
		The curious thing about Jesus at his baptism is not what is exceptional about him, but rather the way he joins and blends in with the crowd.
		Baptism is not just meant for the relieving of the individual's tortured conscience or making us feel collectively warm about the "family of God." There's fire to be walked through in this life, truth to be spoken to power and healing to be offered to the whole creation.
	maryhinkle.typepad.com /pilgrim_preaching/2004/01/the_baptism_of_.html (874 words)

	Baptism in the name of Jesus Christ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		There has been much discussion concerning whether baptism should use the words "in the name of Jesus Christ" or "in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost".
		Jesus was showing himself as the fulfillment of Isaiah 9:6 in which it was prophesied that a child would be born, a son given, who would be called Wonderful Counselor, The Everlasting Father, The Mighty God, the Prince of Peace, and so on.
		If you are ready to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, or if you'd like to know more about this, send email to webmaster@greaterlife.zzn.com and we can help you make one of the best decisions in your life.
	www.greaterlife.org /biblestudies/baptism.html (696 words)

	What about baptism"in Jesus' name"?
		Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.
		They were not performing a Jewish baptism for a convert to Judaism, nor were they performing John’s baptism for repentance, they were doing the baptism that Jesus commanded.
		Therefore the phrase “baptism in Jesus’ name” means nothing more and nothing less “Christian baptism,” but the words in Matthew 28:19 are what the baptizer says during the baptism in Jesus’ name.
	www.kencollins.com /sacrament-04.htm (814 words)

	The Baptism of Jesus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		John offers the water of baptism as a sign of repentance--that is, a washing away of sin and a conversion--a turning around--to a new life.
		When Jesus is baptized a voice says "This is my Beloved Son," and in some versions the phrase is added: "Today I have begotten you." Baptism also signifies the gift of the Holy Spirit, the empowering presence of God in the world.
		Jesus is down in the water with us, not standing on the bank picking out who should be in the water and who should be out.
	www.churchoftheservantnc.org /sermons/Dankel/BaptismOfJesusVer2.htm (1641 words)

	Jesus Name Baptism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The element of the Spirit is "baptism of the Holy Spirit".
		Ro.6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
		Jesus is the Father in creation, the son in redemption, and the Holy Spirit in regeneration.
	www.renrutledge.com /jesus_name_baptism_lesson.htm (1220 words)

	baptism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The synoptic gospels, Matthew, Mark and Luke, all agree that Jesus was baptized in the Jordan river by John the Baptist.
		As a fictional literary device whose purpose is to establish, or in the case of Matthew to re-establish, Jesus’ divinity, the baptism is important.
		According to Mark 1:4 the sole purpose of baptism is for the remission of sins.
	home.inu.net /skeptic/baptism.html (591 words)

	Baptism in the name of Jesus Christ
		We submit therefore, that JESUS is the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
		Baptism is not a means of earning Salvation, but a means of receiving or applying the Salvation that was purchased at Calvary, to OUR LIVES.
		Baptism in Jesus name is what the individuals who hear the word of GOD should obey.
	soul-net.freeservers.com /Baptism.htm (3708 words)

	Baptism of Jesus
		The baptism of Jesus Christ is recorded in Matthew 3:13-17, Mark 1:9-11, and Luke 3:21-22.
		John was the forerunner for the Messiah - Jesus Christ.
		Then Jesus arrived from Galilee at the Jordan coming to John, to be baptized by him.
	www.neverthirsty.org /pp/series/Life/LH017/LH01.html (288 words)

	Baptism in Jesus' Name
		When Jesus’ was on this earth, He baptized His disciples (John 4:1,2) and then commissioned them to go and baptize others in His name, or in His place.
		The baptismal formula was changed from the name of Jesus Christ to the words Father, Son and Holy Ghost by the Catholic Church in the Second Century.
		Baptism was always in the name of Lord Jesus until time of Justin Martyr when Triune formula used.
	www.apostolic.net /biblicalstudies/name.htm (1528 words)

	The Baptism of Jesus
		John's mother, Elizabeth, had known from the beginning, even before Jesus was born, that her kinswoman Mary was going to be the mother of the Son of God.
		It seems that John was not aware of Jesus' true identity until this event at Jesus' baptism.
		Jesus told John that he wanted to be baptized to "fulfill all righteousness".
	www.gardenofpraise.com /bibl37s.htm (632 words)

	The Baptism of Jesus Christ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		At the commencement of his public ministry, Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan, where he was baptized by John the Baptist.
		Jesus was baptized by immersion by John, who was ordained when eight days old by an angel of God to "make straight the way of the Lord" (DandC 84:28).
		As Jesus came up out of the water, John saw the heavens open and the spirit of God descending upon Jesus (see Dove, Sign of), and the voice of God the Father declared to John, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" (Matt.
	www.lightplanet.com /mormons/basic/christ/baptism_eom.htm (404 words)

	Jesus - The Mission Begins
		Jesus then related the cleansing of Na'aman the Syrian, the leper, by the prophet Eli'sha who order Na'ama to ritually dip himself in the Jordan (2 Kings 5).
		Jesus himself visits the region of Tyre and Sidon and is approached by a Greek woman, 'a Syrophoenician by birth' (Mark 7:26), whose plea for assistance is eventually accepted.
		Jesus must have caused amazement amongst his followers when he replied that he would personally 'raise her from the dead' to be the first woman member of the elite and that every woman had the right to do the same."
	www.mystae.com /restricted/reflections/messiah/baptism.html (14931 words)

	Bible Lessons: Baptism - Baptism Of Jesus (2) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Jesus prayed (Luke 3:21), the Holy Spirit "descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased" (Luke 3:22).
		Second, we know from other passages that are not connected with the baptism of Christ, that repentance is commanded by God (Acts 17:30), and it is a condition of receiving the remission of sins (Acts 2:38).
		Jesus' baptism was unique in that His is the only immersion that has taken place that was not for the remission of sins, and yet it was in harmony with the Father's will.
	www.preachersfiles.com /baptism/001385.htm (949 words)

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		Knowing that Jesus was the Messiah, the spotless Paschal lamb (as Jesus approached the Jordan, John referred to him as, "the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world"), John could not understand why Jesus would submit himself to baptism.
		Jesus' response, which at first seems cryptic, contains volumes: "Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness." He did not contradict John, making it clear that he was not being baptized, as were the others, as a sign of repentance for his own sins.
		Even in Jesus' day, the Jordan river was seen as a type of death, which all must cross to enter the celestial "promised land." Baptism itself was seen as a symbolic death and burial.
	www.shelovesgod.com /advice/advice.cfm?adviceID=363 (628 words)

	Jesus requires baptism
		John 4:1-2 (NIV) The Pharisees heard that Jesus was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John, 2 although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples.
		John's baptism was connected with repentance so that Jews might be spiritually prepared to recognize and receive the Messiah, and it differed from the baptism of Jesus:
		4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
	www.cynet.com /Jesus/Prophecy/BAPTISM.HTM (765 words)

	Baptism in Jesus name
		and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins...
		It does not say anywhere that John or Jesus mentioned the words "Father, Son, and Holy Ghost" That is the utter assumption from the lips of a man- not scripture.
		Paul was adamant that they were baptized INTO Jesus, and used just such a foundation for his reasoning of their reliance on JESUS CHRIST (and not on any Trinity).
	www.1lord1faith.org /wm/Gospel/jesusnam.htm (1969 words)

	The Baptism Of Jesus; EWTN Catholic Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.
		John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now; for thus it is fitting for us to fulfil all righteousness." Then he consented.
		And when Jesus was baptized, he went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and alighting on him; and lo, a voice from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
	www.ewtn.com /gallery/tnt/nt3s.htm (108 words)

	baptism of jesus
		The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us: "The baptism of Jesus is on his part the acceptance and inauguration of his mission as God’s suffering Servant" (No. 536).
		Yes, we live out the Lord’s Baptism in our lives by fulfilling the mission He gave us at Baptism: to be partners with Him in proclaiming God’s reign and in offering the salvation He has won to all our sisters and brothers.
		Today’s Solemnity of the Lord’s Baptism is like a hinge, closing the Season of Christmas while simultaneously opening the Season of Ordinary Time.
	www.catholicherald.com /loverde/2005homilies/homily0113.htm (572 words)

	Sermon Outlines: Baptism of Jesus - The Baptism of Jesus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Sermon Outlines: Baptism of Jesus - The Baptism of Jesus
		The arrival of Jesus had been heralded by angels, an astronomical phenomenon, visiting dignitaries and a prophet of God.
		Sermon Outlines, Baptism of Jesus: The Baptism of Jesus
	www.preachersfiles.com /baptism_of_jesus/001625.htm (161 words)

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