Category: Salvation
Among the Old Covenant ceremonies that foreshadow the Christian’s covenant with Christ is the water of purification. Consider how this ritual pre-figures Christian baptism.
Baptism by immersion was practiced by first century Christians. Their burial in water connected with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus.
John records a conversation between Jesus and a Pharisee, Nicodemus. Jesus reveals to this esteemed teacher how one must be born again to enter the kingdom of God.
John the Baptizer introduced the concept of baptism prior to the arrival of Jesus. What made John’s baptism different from the baptism later taught and practiced by the disciples of Jesus?
Ceremonial washings were found in both pagan and Jewish rites. What makes Christian baptism different?