Who is Jesus? On this celebration of Jesus’ baptism, the Gospel of Matthew provides a clear answer: Jesus is the Son of God. Matthew’s account of Jesus’ baptism includes details not found in the other ...

The baptism of Jesus Christ was obviously not necessary to cleanse him of sins, but it was needed to set an example for Christians and begin Jesus’ ministry. The Revs. Ben Ford and Kathryn Almendarez ...

I love the narrative of our Lord’s baptism. From John’s reaction to Jesus’ approach to the decent of the Dove and the Father’s proclamation, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased,” it ...

Rather than narrating the back-story of John or a relating a history establishing the lineage of Jesus, the beginning of Mark’s gospel cuts straight to the chase. It is like a gurney waiting in the ...

To many Christians the baptism of Jesus seems almost as much of an enigma as it did to the Baptist. It serves as a precedent for our own baptism. It also forms an introduction to Christ’s ministry.

The book, which one reviewer called "soul stretching and heart breaking," is intended to be a guide on the reader's journey ...

Different passages of the Bible contain what many scholars believe to be either hymn texts or texts otherwise used during worship services. An example is Ephesians 5:14, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise ...

John the Baptist is the forerunner of Christ, the last and greatest of all the prophets that ever was or would be. There were many prophets in Israel and each gave us a further insight into the coming ...