“We may never be martyrs but we can die to self, to sin, to the world, to our plans and ambitions. That is the significance of baptism; we died with Christ and rose to new life.” WorldMaySelfDiesChristSinPlansAmbitionDiedRoseSignificanceNew LifeMartyrBaptism Author:Vance Havner
“Time would fail me were I to try to lay before you in order all the passages in the Holy Scriptures which relate to the efficacy of baptism or to explain the mysterious doctrine of that second birth which though it is our second is yet our first in Christ.” TryingFirstsOrderChristFailingBirthHolyLaysScriptureDoctrineMysteriousRelatePassagesBaptismHoly ScripturesEfficacy Book:The Sacred Writings of Saint Jerome (Annotated Edition) Source: The Sacred Writings of Saint Jerome (Annotated Edition)
“Right faith is of necessity required for Baptism, since it is said: "the justice of God is by faith in Jesus Christ" (Romans 3:22) ... Therefore, Baptism without faith avails nothing and thus we must recall that without faith no one is acceptable to God.” SaidJesusChristJusticeJesus ChristAcceptableRecallsSacramentsBaptismFaith In JesusJustice Of God Author:Thomas Aquinas
“Rationally considered, nothing can be more absurd than the baptism of infants under any circumstances. No statement, no matter by whom it may be said to have been uttered, can make that true which is radically false. If an innocent child, unconscious of good or evil, irresponsible to God and man, incapable of thought or action, is not already, in accordance with Christian theology, a member of Christ, then no vicarious promise or priestly ablution can make him one. For if this were so, a similar ceremony under devil worship could make him a member of Satan.” IfsMenMayChildrenHas BeensSaidMatterActionChristianEvilChristCircumstancesPromiseMembersWorshipDevilTheologyStatementsInnocentAbsurdSatanUnconsciousIncapableInfantCeremonyIrresponsibleBaptismChristian TheologyVicariousInnocent ChildrenDevil Worship Author:Tennessee Celeste Claflin
“If you accept the belief that baptism incorporates us in the mystical body of Christ, into the divine DNA, then you might say that the Holy Spirit is present in each of us, and thus we have the capacity for the fullness of redemption, of transformation.” IfsBodyMightSpiritBeliefChristAcceptingDivineHolyCapacityTransformationRedemptionHoly SpiritMysticalDnaFullnessBaptismBody Of Christ Author:Thomas Keating
“In all religions, the quickening spirit has been symbolically represented as a bird. At the baptism, when Jesus body was in the water, the Spirit of Christ descended into it as a dove.” Has BeensBodySpiritJesusChristWaterBirdDoveBaptismQuickening Book:Mysteries of the Great Operas Source: Mysteries of the Great Operas
“Baptism is the critical priesthood ordinance which opens the door to eternal life for each one of us. It is the benchmark from which we count our many blessings because this is when our accountability to follow Jesus Christ and live his Gospel begins.” JesusChristDoorsBlessingEternalJesus ChristCriticalAccountabilityEternal LifeBaptismPriesthoodOrdinancesMany Blessings Author:Elaine L. Jack
“What have I done with my baptism and confirmation? Is Christ really at the center of my life? Do I have time for prayer in my life? Do I live my life as a vocation and mission?” DoneChristPrayerMissionsLiving My LifeVocationBaptismConfirmationI Live My Life Author:Pope John Paul II