"This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" (Matthew 3:17). This verse is from the Gospel of Matthew, one of the three synoptic Gospels in the New Testament of the Bible, and is about the ...

I thought about the family response to these characters as I studied the Gospel accounts of Jesus' baptism. All four make a connection between John and Jesus, but only Mark and Matthew admit that ...

Oct. 8—The baptism of Jesus Christ was obviously not necessary to cleanse him of sins, but it was needed to set an example for Christians and begin Jesus' ministry. The Revs. Ben Ford and ...

Christ's Baptism 1223 All the Old Covenant prefigurations find their fulfillment in Christ Jesus. He begins his public life after having himself baptized by St. John the Baptist in the Jordan.

The History of Jesus' Baptismal Site (and how it went missing!!) How to visit Bethany Beyond the Jordan (Baptism Archeological Park) Things to See at Bethany Beyond the Jordan (Al-Maghtas ...

It is only by claiming the identity given to us in our baptism and making our prayers in Jesus Christ, that they become pleasing and acceptable to God the Father. In our pluralistic society ...

In an extraordinary display of faith, The Church of Eleven22 gathered at Hanna Park Beach in Jacksonville, Florida, where ...

While biblical accounts tend to hype up the best-known Jesus events, such as his baptism in the Jordan River, Taylor suggests the very young Jesus would have had his first hints of destiny at the ...

Three popes have visited the believed site of Jesus’ baptism on the Jordanian banks of the Jordan River: John Paul II in 2000, Benedict XVI in 2009 and Francis in 2014. Pope Paul VI first ...

The baptism of Jesus Christ was obviously not necessary to cleanse him of sins, but it was needed to set an example for Christians and begin Jesus’ ministry. The Revs. Ben Ford and Kathryn ...