Matthew records that when Jesus asked John to baptise him, John was reluctant to do so. This could be for the following reasons: baptism is for the forgiveness of sin, yet Jesus is God’s son and ...

1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian ... the great mercy of God who desires that all men should be saved, and Jesus' tenderness toward children which caused him to say: "Let ...

Finally heaven may belong to children but we can still hinder their encounter with Jesus. It should be stressed that nowhere in the Bible does it condemn infant baptism. Likewise nowhere in the ...

For a Christian the most important thing that happens is that they meet the Lord Jesus Christ. There is a personal encounter which is a life-changing thing. And baptism is a public declaration.