--- title: "3 Baptism Quotes By Ambrose" description: "3 Baptism quotes by Ambrose. Plus more from Ambrose and more Baptism sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fed/ambrose-9220_baptism_the-lord-was-baptized-not-to-be-cleansed_1230798.jpg" --- > [The Lord was Baptized, not to be cleansed Himself, but to cleanse the waters, so that those waters, cleansed by the flesh…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose/the-lord-was-baptized-not-to-be-cleansed-himself-but-to-cleanse-the/) [Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fed/ambrose-9220_baptism_the-lord-was-baptized-not-to-be-cleansed_1230798.jpg) > [Unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of God. No one is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose/unless-a-man-be-born-again-of-water-and-the-holy-spirit-he-cannot/) [Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d18/ambrose-9220_baptism_unless-a-man-be-born-again-of-water-and_2080767.jpg) > [The Church was redeemed at the price of Christ's blood. Jew or Greek, it makes no difference; but if he has believed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose/the-church-was-redeemed-at-the-price-of-christ-s-blood-jew-or-greek/) [Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f3/ambrose-9220_baptism_the-church-was-redeemed-at-the-price-of_2194608.jpg) ## Other authors on Baptism - [Saint Augustine 14 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baptism/saint-augustine/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-cyprian-25783.jpg) Cyprian 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baptism/cyprian/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-aquinas-90219.jpg) Thomas Aquinas 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baptism/thomas-aquinas/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pope-benedict-xvi-75881.jpg) Pope Benedict XVI 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baptism/pope-benedict-xvi/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-max-lucado-65870.jpg) Max Lucado 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baptism/max-lucado/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-martin-luther-64750.jpg) Martin Luther 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baptism/martin-luther/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-joseph-pohle-3769.jpg) Joseph Pohle 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baptism/joseph-pohle/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-irenaeus-of-lyons-44519.jpg) Irenaeus of Lyons 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baptism/irenaeus-of-lyons/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-a-bednar-27140.jpg) David A. Bednar 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baptism/david-a-bednar/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-spurgeon-22605.jpg) Charles Spurgeon 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baptism/charles-spurgeon/) ## More by Ambrose > [It was not by dialectic that it pleased God to save His people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose/it-was-not-by-dialectic-that-it-pleased-god-to-save-his-people/) [Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose/) > [We do not innovate anything ... How is it that novelties are introduced which were never even thought of by our predecessors?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose/we-do-not-innovate-anything-how-is-it-that-novelties-are-introduced/) [Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose/) > [It is Peter himself that He says, 'You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church.' Where Peter is, there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose/it-is-peter-himself-that-he-says-you-are-peter-and-upon-this-rock-i/) [Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose/) > [As a servant desireth the approval of his master, and a son the approval of his father, so should we desire the approval of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose/as-a-servant-desireth-the-approval-of-his-master-and-a-son-the/) [Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose/) > [There is no time of life past learning something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose/there-is-no-time-of-life-past-learning-something/) [Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose/) > [... the Apostle Peter declared that the Church was built by the Holy Spirit. For you read that he said: 'God, Who knows the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose/the-apostle-peter-declared-that-the-church-was-built-by-the-holy/) [Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose/) > [The devil tempts that he may ruin; God tests that he may crown.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose/the-devil-tempts-that-he-may-ruin-god-tests-that-he-may-crown/) [Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose/) > [If every time the blood is poured out it is poured out for the remission of sins, I ought to receive it always, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose/if-every-time-the-blood-is-poured-out-it-is-poured-out-for-the/) [Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose/) > [The body should be bedecked naturally and without affectation, with simplicity, with neglect rather than nicety, not with costly and dazzling apparel, but with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose/the-body-should-be-bedecked-naturally-and-without-affectation-with/) [Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose/) > [And let them remember that prayer should accompany the reading of Sacred Scripture, so that God and man may talk together; for "we speak…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose/and-let-them-remember-that-prayer-should-accompany-the-reading-of/) [Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose/) > [Prayer is the wing wherewith the soul flies to heaven, and meditation the eye wherewith we see God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose/prayer-is-the-wing-wherewith-the-soul-flies-to-heaven-and-meditation/) [Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose/) > [Dice have their laws, which the courts of justice cannot undo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose/dice-have-their-laws-which-the-courts-of-justice-cannot-undo/) [Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose/) > [Accordingly, death is a harbor of peace for the just, but is believed a shipwreck for the wicked.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose/accordingly-death-is-a-harbor-of-peace-for-the-just-but-is-believed-a/) [Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose/) > [...Now since you are celebrating the holy Pascha, you should know, brethren, what the Pascha is. Pascha means the crossing-over, and so the Festival…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose/now-since-you-are-celebrating-the-holy-pascha-you-should-know/) [Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose/) > [The rich man who gives to the poor does not bestow alms but pays a debt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose/the-rich-man-who-gives-to-the-poor-does-not-bestow-alms-but-pays-a/) [Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baptism/ambrose/#itemlist", "name": "3 Baptism Quotes By Ambrose", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Lord was Baptized, not to be cleansed Himself, but to cleanse the waters, so that those waters, cleansed by the flesh of Christ which knew no sin, might have the power of Baptism.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ambrose" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose/the-lord-was-baptized-not-to-be-cleansed-himself-but-to-cleanse-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fed/ambrose-9220_baptism_the-lord-was-baptized-not-to-be-cleansed_1230798.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fed/ambrose-9220_baptism_the-lord-was-baptized-not-to-be-cleansed_1230798.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fed/ambrose-9220_baptism_the-lord-was-baptized-not-to-be-cleansed_1230798.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Lord was Baptized, not to be cleansed Himself, but to cleanse the waters, so that those waters, cleansed…” — Ambrose", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 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