After I was in an ambush, my uncles were happy - it was almost like a baptism. — Hyder Akbar Copy Share Image
The Church is the body of Christ fashioned by baptism & the Eucharist. — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Baptism is the door of the spiritual life and the gateway to the sacraments. — Thomas Aquinas Copy Share Image
Lent is a time of grace, a time to convert and live out our baptism fully. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Deep, unspeakable suffering may well be called a baptism, a regeneration, the initiation into a new state. — Ira Gershwin Copy Share Image
Men can be attracted but not forced to the faith. You may drive people to baptism, (but) you won't move them one… — Alcuin Copy Share Image
“When death cuts all other links, there remains the name. Baptism: the union of a soul with a name, the name it… — J.M. Coetzee Copy Share Image
Baptism is not the work of man but of Christ, and this sacrament is so holy that it would not be defiled,… — Isidore of Seville Copy Share Image
When we understand our baptismal covenant and the gift of the Holy Ghost, it will change our lives and will establish our… — Robert D. Hales Copy Share Image
The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day. It is a blessed baptism which gives the first waking… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Entering the waters of baptism is something we do. The be that must precede it is faith in Jesus Christ and a… — Lynn G. Robbins Copy Share Image
Baptism is the gate through which all must enter to accomplish the Lord’s desire to bring to pass the immortality and eternal… — Bruce R. McConkie Copy Share Image
Regardless of our individual circumstances, we can all enjoy the full blessings of priesthood power through keeping the covenants we have made… — Bonnie L. Oscarson Copy Share Image
Tragically, some people believe they are going to heaven when they die just because a few drops of water were sprinkled over… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
Indeed, baptism is a vow, a sacred vow of the believer to follow Christ. Just as a wedding celebrates the fusion of… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
“This name reminds us of Baptism, which should be practiced in daily tribulations and produce its effects so that we grow into… — Martin Luther 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
“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
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
And when we come to refute them, we shall show in its fitting place that this class of men [i.e., the gnostics]… — Irenaeus of Lyons Copy Share Image
“The Second Council of Mileve (416) anath ematized all "who deny that new-born infants should be baptized immediately after birth." n The… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share Image
“Sometimes silences are pregnant and sometimes not. It is hard to know what to make of the silence of much of the… — Ben Witherington III Copy Share Image
It seems to me,' said Magid finally, as the moon became clearer than the sun, 'that you have tried to love a… — Zadie Smith 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
Do you young people want a sure way to eliminate the influence of the adversary in your life? Immerse yourself in searching… — Richard G. Scott Copy Share Image
Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins is an essential covenant to make with the Lord. Faith and repentance precede this… — A. Theodore Tuttle Copy Share Image
Christian holiness consists not of trying as hard as we can to be good but of learning to live in the new… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly given in its place. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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