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A critical study of Pentecostal understanding of the baptism of the Holy Spirit in Acts
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 2023 In faith and practice, Pentecostals put emphasis on practical issues as well as spiritual experience in their theological understanding and doctrinal teachings. The Pentecostals take their doctrine from certain empirical events.
Kalis Stevanus
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Water baptism as church membership identity in Nigeria
In Die Skriflig, 2022 In the New Testament (NT), water baptism symbolises forgiveness of sins for the baptised, and their identification with Jesus Christ and the church as a body, but not the means of salvation.
Sola Ademiluka
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St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology, 2023 Baptism (from the Greek baptizo: to immerse, to submerge) is a ritual that is practised in practically all Christian churches and communities. It involves a person being immersed in water – or having water poured over them – along with the spoken ...
Dagmar Heller
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River baptism and climate change among African-Initiated Churches: An eco-theological critique
Verbum Et Ecclesia, 2023 River baptism has biblical and historical significance in the Christian tradition. Many established mainline churches have baptismal pools where they safely conduct baptism.
Mookgo S. Kgatle, Mashilo Modiba
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, 2017 Abstract This chapter surveys commonalities and divergences with regard to the theology and practice of baptism that are reflected in the World Council of Churches convergence document on Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry, and considers in particular the Anabaptist, Baptist, Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, Orthodox, Quaker, and Reformed ...
Wood, Susan K.
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Self-Baptism in Late Antique Hagiography of Female Saints
AstartéThe 2nd century Acts of Paul and Thecla introduces a scene of self-baptism, a practice that garnered criticism from Tertullian in his De Baptismo. The text, describing the conversion, martyrdom, and liberation of a young non-Christian woman, serves as a
Ángel Narro
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Baptism – the Revelation of the Filial Relationship of Christ and the Christian
The Biblical Annals, 2021 The author analyses Jesus’ baptism in Jordan, looking for its parallel in the Christian baptism. He begins by acknowledging the historicity of Jesus’ baptism and reflects on the meaning of the baptism of John by juxtaposing it with similar rites ...
Marcin Kowalski
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Khazanah Theologia, 2023 This study discusses the current state of ecumenical discussions on the mutual recognition of baptism and the possibilities for progress. Baptism is considered the basic sacrament of unity in Christianity, yet mutual baptismal confession is still not a ...
Tomi Karttunen
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Skriftuurlike perspektiewe op die effek van doop op vergifnis
Verbum et Ecclesia, 2013 Scriptural perspectives on the effect of baptism on forgiveness. This article focused from a Scriptural perspective on the question of whether baptism can and should have an effect on forgiveness and reconciliation in the South African society.
Barend J. de Klerk
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The Pedagogical and Religious Dimensions of the Rites of the Sacrament of Children’s Baptism
Religions, 2022 The topic of the article “The Pedagogical and Religious Dimensions of the Rites of the Sacrament of Baptism for Children” deals with the sacraments in the Catholic Church, particularly baptism as the first of the seven sacraments.
Helena Słotwińska
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