Posts tagged baptism

Fishing vessels offshore in a heavy sea, Ludolf Bakhuizen (1630–1708), 1684; Minneapolis Institute of Arts

In Christ we have nothing to fear

Sunday 20 June 2021

In Christ we can stand in the midst of the storm, as a new creation in him, in whom we have triumphed over sin and death in his passion and resurrection.

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The Baptism of Christ, Pietro Perugino (1446–1523) and his workshop, c.1482 (detail)

The transformation of Baptism

Sunday 10 January 2021

There was nothing new about baptism as an idea, ritual cleansings were a common part of religious practice; so when S. John started to preach his baptism, it was an idea which was easily understood. But this particular baptism was something entirely different.

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