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The term baptism with fire originated from the words of John the Baptist in Matthew 3:11 (and the parallel passage in Luke 3:16).: [1]. Matthew 3:11 "I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire" King James Version 1611
Baptism of desire. In Christian theology, baptism of desire ( Latin: baptismus flaminis, lit. 'baptism of the breath', due to the belief that the Holy Spirit is the breath of God [ 1] ), also called baptism by desire, is a doctrine according to which a person is able to attain the grace of justification through faith, perfect contrition and the ...
Baptismal regeneration. Baptismal regeneration is the name given to doctrines held by the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Lutheran, Anglican churches, and other Protestant denominations which maintain that salvation is intimately linked to the act of baptism, without necessarily holding that salvation is impossible apart from it ...
The Order of Christian Initiation of Adults ( Latin: Ordo initiationis christianae adultorum ), or OCIA, is a process developed by the Catholic Church for its catechumenate for prospective converts to the Catholic faith above the age of infant baptism. Candidates are gradually introduced to aspects of Catholic beliefs and practices.
Rebaptism. Rebaptism in Christianity is the baptism of a person who has previously been baptized, usually in association with a denomination that does not recognize the validity of the previous baptism. [ 1][ 2] When a denomination rebaptizes members of another denomination, it is a sign of significant differences in theology.
History of baptism. John the Baptist, who is considered a forerunner to Christianity, used baptism as the central sacrament of his messianic movement. Christians consider Jesus to have instituted the sacrament of baptism. The earliest Christian baptisms were by immersion. [ 1] By the third and fourth centuries, baptism involved catechetical ...
John the Baptist was a 1st-century mission preacher on the banks of the River Jordan. [ 8] He baptized Jews for repentance in the River Jordan. [ 9] At the start of his ministry, Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist. Critical scholars broadly agree that the baptism of Jesus is one of the most authentic, or historically likely, events in the ...
Fra Angelico's Baptism of Christ. Divine filiation is the Christian doctrine that Jesus Christ is the only-begotten Son of God by nature, and when Christians are redeemed by Jesus they become sons (and daughters) of God by adoption. This doctrine is held by most Christians, [ 1][ 2] but the phrase "divine filiation" is used primarily by Catholics.