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Baptism of Jesus
[Bible]The baptism of Jesus is the event in which Jesus, around the beginning of his public ministry, was baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordan River. The Gospels report that the Holy Spirit descended like a dove and that a voice was heard from heaven.
Baptism of the Lord Sunday
[Feasts & Seasons]Baptism of the Lord Sunday commemorates the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist in the Jordan River. In the Western church calendar, it is usually observed on the first Sunday after Epiphany.
Matthew 3
[Bible]Matthew 3 is the chapter in which John the Baptist preaches repentance and baptizes in the wilderness of Judea, and Jesus is baptized by John in the Jordan River.
Adoptionism
[Doctrine & Theology]Adoptionism is the Christological view that Jesus was originally an ordinary man who was "adopted" as the Son of God at his baptism or resurrection. Since the early church, orthodox Christianity has rejected it as heretical.
Luke 3
[Bible]Luke 3 recounts John the Baptist's preaching of a baptism of repentance and his imprisonment, the descent of the Holy Spirit and the voice from heaven at Jesus' baptism, and the genealogy of Jesus, traced back from Joseph to Adam and to God.
Mark 1:15
[Bible Verses]Mark 1:15, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel," is Jesus' first proclamation in the Gospel of Mark. It is regarded as a summary of Jesus' entire teaching, and scholars have long debated whether the kingdom of God has already come or is yet to come.
Mark 1
[Bible]Mark 1 is the first chapter of the Gospel of Mark. It contains the superscription announcing the beginning of the gospel, the ministry of John the Baptist, the baptism and wilderness temptation of Jesus, the calling of the first disciples, and Jesus' teaching and healing in Capernaum and throughout Galilee.
Matthew 4
[Bible]Matthew 4 is the chapter in which Jesus is tempted by the devil in the wilderness, goes to Galilee and begins to preach, "Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand," and calls four fishermen to be his disciples.
Acts 10:44–46
[Bible Verses]This passage describes how, while Peter was preaching in the house of Cornelius, the Holy Spirit fell on the Gentile listeners, who then spoke with tongues and magnified God. It marks a turning point in the mission to the Gentiles and is frequently cited in discussions of Spirit baptism and speaking in tongues.
Temptation of Christ
[Bible]The temptation of Christ is the event in which Jesus Christ, after his baptism, fasted for forty days in the wilderness and was tempted by the devil. It is recorded in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
Adult Baptism
[Christian Life]Adult baptism is baptism received by a person who was not baptized in childhood and who personally professes faith. The term distinguishes it from infant baptism, which is administered to infants on the basis of their parents' faith.
John 19:34–35
[Bible Verses]John 19:34–35 records that after Jesus died on the cross, a soldier pierced his side with a spear and blood and water came out, and it declares that the one who saw this bears true witness. The passage is read as confirmation of Jesus' actual death and is often interpreted symbolically in connection with baptism and the Lord's Supper.
Acts 16:30–34
[Bible Verses]In this passage the Philippian jailer asks, "What must I do to be saved?" and Paul and Silas answer, "Believe on the Lord Jesus." It is frequently cited in support of salvation by faith and of "household salvation." Because it records the baptism of an entire household, it also figures in the debate over infant baptism.
Acts 2:38
[Bible Verses]Acts 2:38 records Peter's reply when the crowd that heard his Pentecost sermon asked, "What shall we do?" He told them to repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins. Denominations differ on how baptism relates to the forgiveness of sins and on what baptism "in the name of Jesus" means.
Apollos
[People]Apollos was a first-century Christian teacher who appears in the Acts of the Apostles and the Pauline Epistles of the New Testament. A Jew from Alexandria, he was eloquent and well versed in the Scriptures, and he ministered in Ephesus and Corinth.
Lord's Supper
[Worship & Rites]The Lord's Supper is the rite instituted by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper. In it believers share the bread and the cup in remembrance of Christ's death, and it is one of the two sacraments observed by Protestants.
Baptism
[Worship & Rites]Baptism is a rite in which water is used to signify that a person has come to faith in Jesus Christ and become a member of the church community. Most Protestants count it, together with the Lord's Supper, as one of two sacraments.
Sadducees
[Bible]The Sadducees were a Jewish sect of the New Testament era centered on the high-priestly families and the aristocracy of the Jerusalem temple. Because they rejected the resurrection, angels, and spirits, they came into conflict with Jesus and the apostles.
Acts 19
[Bible]Acts 19 records Paul's stay in Ephesus during his third missionary journey. There he baptizes disciples who had received only John's baptism, teaches for two years in the school of Tyrannus, and faces a riot stirred up by the silversmiths who made shrines of Artemis.
John 3:3–5
[Bible Verses]John 3:3–5 is the passage in which Jesus tells the Pharisee Nicodemus, "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." It is the source of the expression "born again" (regeneration). Denominations differ over whether being "born of water and of the Spirit" refers to baptism.