Believer’s baptism and baptismal regeneration represent two distinct views on the role of water baptism in salvation. Believer’s baptism holds that baptism is an outward, symbolic act of obedience ...

Continuing to talk about baptism, Francis focuses on water. "The Bible describes the interventions and promises of God through the sign of water". "It is not possible to adhere to Christ by laying ...

Nearly 50 years ago, an Episcopal priest shocked his listeners during a Palm Sunday sermon at St. Mark’s Church in Van Nuys, Calif. On April 3, 1960, the Rev. Dennis Bennett announced he had received ...

Recently we’ve heard a lot about the rapid worldwide growth of Pentecostal and charismatic groups. Researcher David Barrett and his team have been reminding us for years that these groups have passed ...

John the Baptist himself clearly distinguished the baptism of repentance through water and the baptism of the Holy Spirit and fire that Jesus received and will give to those who ask for it. “He will ...

Parents who prefer not to baptize their children in the hopes that they will "understand and ask for baptism" as adults lack faith that the Holy Spirit will act in their child's life, Pope Francis ...

A baptism in the Catholic Church. (Credit: Archdiocese of Montreal.) Listen This Sunday, as we continue to make our way through the season of Lent, the church gives us the biblical account of the ...

Speaking to an international audience of pilgrims at WYD08 in Sydney’s Convention and Exhibition Centre on Thursday, Most Rev. Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Birmingham, England explained how the Holy ...

The work of the Holy Spirit not only pervades the Scriptures from Genesis 1 to Revelation 22, but extends to every aspect of divine creation. Abraham Kuyper, the great Dutch theologian, summarized the ...

Do I have to be baptized to go to church and heaven? If so, what is the proper way to baptize? Answer: Great questions! Baptism has not only split churches, built theologies and been debated for ...