Millennials aren't looking for a hipper Christianity. We're looking for a truer Christianity, a more authentic Christianity. Like every generation before ours… — Rachel Held Evans Copy Share Image
You see how many are the benefits of baptism, and some think its heavenly grace consists only in the remission of sins,… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
FRYING-PAN, n. One part of the penal apparatus employed in that punitive institution, a woman's kitchen. The frying-pan was invented by Calvin,… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
'We were created for eternal life by our Creator, we are called to it by the word of God, and we are… — Tikhon of Zadonsk Copy Share Image
Baptism into this Church is a serious thing. It represents a covenant made with our Heavenly Father. It is much more than… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
“I have generally been denominated a Deist, the reality of which I never disputed, being conscious I am no Christian , except… — Ethan Allen Copy Share Image
In spite of our sinfulness, in spite of the darkness surrounding our souls, the Grace of the Holy Spirit, conferred by baptism… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The Holy Ghost carries on the whole Christian system in this earth. Not a Baptism, not a Marriage, not a Sacrament can… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“...Of the Hindu, of whatever caste, it may be said, as of the poet, nascitur non fit . His birth status is… — Lepel H. Griffin Copy Share Image
Know what it is to be a child? It is to be something very different from the man of today. It is… — Percy Bysshe Shelley Copy Share Image
Each restorational advancement of the Army of the Lord has established denominational forts that are given responsibility to maintain the purity and… — Bill Hamon Copy Share Image
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward. And there are those who give with pain, and… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
“Baptism is one of those more effective rites that come in with the new covenant. The fact that baptism takes the place… — Peter Leithart Copy Share Image
The gospel has but a forced alliance with war. Its doctrine of human brotherhood would ring strangely between the opposed ranks. The… — Edwin Hubbel Chapin Copy Share Image
The LDS Church teaches that Christ's atoning sacrifice enables the resurrection of all human beings and provides an opportunity for individuals to… — John Turner Copy Share Image
“You were baptized?" "My sister told me that yes, Father baptized me shortly after birth. My mother was a Protestant of a… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
All the answers you may wish for lie within faith, but it demands a complete and incontinent surrender, an immersion as total… — Simon Mawer Copy Share Image
We are in China in obedience to the command of our Lord; and the purpose of our Mission is to disciple and… — Griffith John Copy Share Image
From what cause the rite of baptism first proceeded is not expressed formally in the scripture, but it may be probably thought… — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
Baptism is a sign to God, to angels, and to heaven that we do the will of God, and there is no… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
If you have made the good profession, if you claimed to have passed through the gate, if you have received baptism in… — Paul Washer Copy Share Image
by grace ye are saved, not of works,' but by the will of God through Jesus Christ . . . If we… — Polycarp Copy Share Image
“It is not a gathering of 'escapees' from the world, bitterly enjoying their escape, feeding their hate for the world. Listen to… — Alexander Schmemann Copy Share Image
The word baptism means derailment. Christ baptizes Peter on the rock when he tells him: "Because you confessed your love for me,… — Ronald Rolheiser 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
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
The Church was redeemed at the price of Christ's blood. Jew or Greek, it makes no difference; but if he has believed,… — Ambrose 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
... for our sake loosing within Himself the bonds of bodily birth, He granted us through spiritual birth, according to our own… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
I taught what was clear in Acts 11:26: SAVED = CHRISTIAN = DISCIPLE, simply meaning that you cannot be saved and you… — Kip McKean Copy Share Image
“St. Augustine says: " Baptism does not consist in the merits of those by whom it is ad ministered, nor in the… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share Image
[Christ's] mission and work it is to help against sin and death, to justify and bring life. He has placed his help… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
No matter your situation, you can make family history a part of your life right now. Primary children can draw a family… — Russell M. Nelson Copy Share Image
“Baptism pictures how we were co-buried together with Christ in his death; then it powerfully illustrates how in God’s mind we were… — François Du Toit Copy Share Image
![“You see how many are the benefits of baptism, and some think its heavenly grace consists only in the remission of sins, but we have enumerated ten honors [it bestows]! For this reason we baptize even infants, though they are not defiled by [personal] sins, so that there may be given to them…” quote by Saint John Chrysostom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3eb/saint-john-chrysostom-2375_adoption_you-see-how-many-are-the-benefits-of-bap_826448.jpg)
![“The Church was redeemed at the price of Christ's blood. Jew or Greek, it makes no difference; but if he has believed, he must circumcise himself from his sins [in baptism (Col. 2:11-12)] so that he can be saved . . . for no one ascends into the kingdom of heaven except through the sacrament of…” quote by Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f3/ambrose-9220_baptism_the-church-was-redeemed-at-the-price-of_2194608.jpg)
![“St. Augustine says: " Baptism does not consist in the merits of those by whom it is ad ministered, nor in the merits of those to whom it is ad ministered, but in its own sanctity and truth, on account of Him by whom it has been instituted, [it is] for the perdition of those who use it badly and…” quote by Joseph Pohle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cc/joseph-pohle-3769_truth_st-augustine-says-baptism-does-not-consi_796880.jpg)
![“[Christ's] mission and work it is to help against sin and death, to justify and bring life. He has placed his help in baptism and the Sacrament [i.e., communion/Eucharist/Lord's supper], and incorporated it in the Word and preaching. To our eyes Baptism [capitalized in original] appears to be…” quote by Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fc/martin-luther-106_air_christ-s-mission-and-work-it-is-to-help_2225886.jpg)
