Quotes by Baptism Of what good is our faith, our repentance, our baptism, and all the sacred ordinances of the gospel by which we have been made ready to receive the blessings of the Lord, if we fail, on our part, to keep the commandments. Heber J. Grant baptism blessing faith I consider it a degradation and a stain on my honor to submit to baptism in order to qualify myself for state employment in Prussia. Heinrich Heine baptism honor order A national political campaign is better than the best circus ever heard of, with a mass baptism and a couple of hangings thrown in. H. L. Mencken baptism political couple A story is not something of this world. A real story requires a kind of magical baptism to link the world on this side with the world on the other side. Haruki Murakami baptism real stories Even before baptism, a child or an adult can have the Holy Ghost testify to their hearts of sacred truth. They must act on that testimony to retain it, but it will guide them toward goodness. Henry B. Eyring baptism heart children Based or our baptism, all are called to a mystical life, to communion with God. We need to claim that, to taste it and feel it, to trust that the deeper we live this communion, the more our behavior will witness to the truth. Henri Nouwen baptism taste needs Baptize first the children; and if they can speak for themselves, let them do so. Otherwise, let their parents or other relatives speak for them. Hippolytus of Rome baptism parent children The Church is the body of Christ fashioned by baptism & the Eucharist. Henri Nouwen baptism church body That is the best baptism that leaves the man cleanest inside. Henry Ward Beecher baptism he-man men After I was in an ambush, my uncles were happy - it was almost like a baptism. Hyder Akbar ambush uncles baptism Wherever the bishop shall appear, let the multitude of also be, just as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the catholic [i.e., universal] church. It is not lawful either to baptize or to celebrate a love feast without the bishop, but whatever he approves of, that is also pleasing to God. Ignatius of Antioch baptism catholic jesus [Jesus] was born and baptized that by his suffering he might purify the water. Ignatius of Antioch baptism water jesus Baptism is not the work of man but of Christ, and this sacrament is so holy that it would not be defiled, even if the minister were a murderer. Isidore of Seville baptism men christ A lot of the futuristic space stuff seemed to me to be a very cool form of science-fiction, so that was my first real baptism in the genre. J. Michael Straczynski baptism space real An evangelical minister has had to resign after pictures surfaced showing him in a hot tub with two women. He claimed it was just a baptism gone terribly wrong. Jay Leno baptism hot two Jesus made saving repentance possible and He made baptism meaningful. John H. Groberg baptism meaningful jesus God's people should be baptized because God commanded it, not because some church requires it. John R. Rice baptized-in baptism people The LDS Church teaches that Christ's atoning sacrifice enables the resurrection of all human beings and provides an opportunity for individuals to progress toward exaltation, meaning a higher level of glory within the celestial kingdom. Only those individuals who make and keep covenants with God on earth - beginning with baptism but also including additional ordinances - will be exalted into the presence of God and their savior for eternity. John Turner sacrifice baptism opportunity Baptism with water is the sign and seal of baptism with the Spirit, as much as it is of the forgiveness of sins. Water-baptism is the initiatory Christian rite, because Spirit-baptism is the initiatory Christian experience. John Stott baptism christian water In Colossians 2:12 and 1 Peter 3:21 baptism is an expression of the faith of the person being baptized. I [do] not see how an infant could properly receive this ordinance as an expression of his or her faith. John Piper peter baptism expression «1234567»