Baptism is the door of the spiritual life and the gateway to the sacraments. — Thomas Aquinas Copy Share Image
Baptize first the children; and if they can speak for themselves, let them do so. Otherwise, let their parents or other relatives… — Hippolytus of Rome Copy Share Image
Like a soldier back from battle you fill my vision. You're a flood, a baptism I'd forgotten, and the force of you… — Julie Berry Copy Share Image
Besides the physical ordinance of baptism and the laying on of hands, one must be spiritually born again to gain exaltation and… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
In this matter of baptism - if I may be pardoned for saying it - I can only conclude that all the… — Huldrych Zwingli Copy Share Image
Take Jesus for your king, and by baptism swear allegiance to him; take him for your prophet, and hear him; take him… — Matthew Henry Copy Share Image
The Lord was Baptized, not to be cleansed Himself, but to cleanse the waters, so that those waters, cleansed by the flesh… — Ambrose Copy Share Image
The feeling of longing for home is born into us. That wonderful dream cannot become real without great faith - enough for… — Henry B. Eyring Copy Share Image
“Baptism is a symbolic narrative not only of incorporation into Christ but also of ongoing life in Christ. Although a once-for-all death… — Michael J. Gorman Copy Share Image
Baptizing them in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost:… — Thomas Adams Copy Share Image
Christ hath instituted Baptism as a bath, to wash away the anger, and hath put into us the Noble Stone, viz. the… — Jakob Bohme Copy Share Image
Wicked sons do not have the Holy Ghost in the same way as do beloved sons, and yet they do have Baptism.… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
To the lover of the Lord Jesus Christ there can be nothing legal about baptism. It is simply the glad expression of… — Henry Allen Ironside Copy Share Image
True greatness,true leadership,is found in giving yourself in service to others, not in coaxing or inducing others to serve you. True service… — J. Oswald Sanders Copy Share Image
A new baptism I'll give you, and My very finger I will place in My people's keeping. When you point your finger,… — Chuck Pierce Copy Share Image
[Naaman] dipped himself," it says, "seven times in Jordan." It was not for nothing that Naaman of old, when suffering from leprosy,… — Irenaeus of Lyons Copy Share Image
“And we, too, being called by His will to Christ Jesus, are not justified by ourselves, nor by our own wisdom, or… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The Spirit of God draws or leads the sinner from one phase to another, gradually, in proportion as one is found having… — Thomas C. Oden Copy Share Image
“The fundamental fact about baptism will always be its involvement with the death of Christ ... The prevenient aspect of the grace… — G C Berkouwer Copy Share Image
Let us think of a Christian believer in whose life the twin wonders of repentance and the new birth have been wrought.… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
I remember the day of my baptism very vividly. I was baptized in the baptismal font in the Tabernacle on Temple Square.… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image
Christian living means dying with Christ and rising again. That, as we saw, is part of the meaning of baptism, the starting… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
What have I done with my baptism and confirmation? Is Christ really at the center of my life? Do I have time… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
The gift of the Holy Ghost, which is the right to receive the Holy Ghost as a constant companion, is obtained only… — Joseph B. Wirthlin Copy Share Image
“It is because baptism is a real insertion of human beings into the ascended manhood of Christ that the Church is Christ's… — E.L. Mascall Copy Share Image
We have the power of the Holy Cross, our holy symbol, the divine grace of Christ, only as long as we have… — Elder Paisios of Mount Athos Copy Share Image
“Our Lord...made it very clear that it is not your identification that is essential. We are to be identified with Christ! We… — J. Vernon McGee Copy Share Image
Within the Church, sins are forgiven in three ways: by baptism, by prayer, and by the greater humility of penance; yet God… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
We see baptism as the starting point in our journey of discipleship. Our daily walk with Jesus Christ leads to peace and… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
You might as well baptize a bag of sand as a man, if not done in view of the remission of sins… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
The full benefit of forgiveness of sin through the Savior's Atonement begins with repentance and baptism and then expands upon receiving the… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image
Moreover, from the time when He said, 'Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
Right faith is of necessity required for Baptism, since it is said: "the justice of God is by faith in Jesus Christ"… — Thomas Aquinas Copy Share Image
“Baptism into the church is one of the foundations of Amish faith. It was their desire to fulfill the believer’s baptism as… — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share Image
As a man must be born before he can begin to lead his physical life, so he must be born to lead… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
Our real calling to be a compassionate Christian came when we stepped out of the waters of baptism… We don’t need a… — Chieko N. Okazaki Copy Share Image
“It would be unjust toward children to introduce them to Christian teaching and existence only as little pagans and catechumens, in order… — Hans Urs von Balthasar Copy Share Image
In Colossians 2:12 and 1 Peter 3:21 baptism is an expression of the faith of the person being baptized. I [do] not… — John Piper Copy Share Image
“True baptism allows us to reframe, and contain, the reality of evil, without needing to blame anyone else, without any need for… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
This should be agony. I should be a mass of aching muscle - broken, spent, unable to move. And, were I an… — Frank Miller Copy Share Image
![“[Naaman] dipped himself," it says, "seven times in Jordan." It was not for nothing that Naaman of old, when suffering from leprosy, was purified upon his being baptized, but as an indication to us. For as we are lepers in sin, we are made clean by means of the sacred water and the invocation of…” quote by Irenaeus of Lyons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9eb/irenaeus-of-lyons-18423_babe_naaman-dipped-himself-it-says-seven-time_627335.jpg)
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