In contrast to the Pharisees and Sadducees whose character—as evidenced by their behavior—made them unworthy of John’s baptism, Jesus, in John’s estimation, does not need John’s baptism (3:14). John’s ...

Jesus also came to save from sin. He came to make it possible for us to share in his own divine life and sonship. This new life in Christ begins in the sacrament of baptism. However, God the ...

A historian believes he's found the location of Jesus Christ's first miracle – and has newfound evidence to back it up. Scripture gives limited details about Jesus' first miracle, which is said ...

John’s baptism cannot give the Spirit.” Further reading: The River Jordan, cherished by all Churches Why did Jesus, who was sinless, insist on being baptized by John? “He made himself one ...

A. Baptism was instituted, very probably, about the time Our Lord was baptized by St. John, and its reception was commanded when after His resurrection Our Lord said to His Apostles: "All power is ...

The lectionary reading for Trinity 1, Year C, is Luke's version of Jesus meeting and healing the demon-possessed man in the ...

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Some scholars claim that John the Baptist was an Essene as he lived in the desert resembling their lifestyle and practiced the baptism requiring a change of heart. But this is not proven. All these ...

For centuries, there have been debates on the location of where Jesus had performed his miracle of turning water into wine. According to the Gospel of John, the miracle happened at a wedding at ...