Baptism of Jesus (Feast)

                                               JESUS BAPTISM - OUR BAPTISM

The baptism of Jesus is the public presentation by the Father that Jesus is the one who is going to teach us what 
                      LIFE   &  LIVING
                      LOVE &  LOVING
                      SERVICE & SERVING
                      DEATH & DYING       is all about.

The Personal Presentation by Jesus Himself that
He is the one who is going to give 
                                                  MEANING & PURPOSE
                                                  DIRECTION & DESTINY
                                                  GRACE & GLORY             to our lives.

The baptism of Jesus was the beginning of His public ministry. He got baptized by St.john the baptist at the Jordan river. The place of baptism as found out by UNESCO- sponsored excavations is the bank of Jordan at Al-Maghtar. St.john was preaching among the people in Jerusalem and Judea to prepare for the coming Messiah and was giving baptism to people for repentance (Matthew3:11). When Jesus toward St.john to get baptism, St.John to,d Jesus 'I need to be baptized by you and you are coming to me?. For this Jesus replied to St.John 'it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness' (Matthew 3:14-15).

Jesus was sinless and hence He need not get baptism like others. During the baptism the entire Holy Trinity worked together and the Trinitarian nature of the God was proved there. When Jesus, the son of God was baptized the Holy Spirit descended from heaven like a dove and God the Father spoke from the Heaven saying 'This is my beloved Son with whom I am well pleased. All the three, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit were present there when Jesus was baptized . St,John also attested to the fact of the descending of the Holy Spirit on Jesus during Hid baptism. St.John also told once to others when Jesus approached St.john and his group 'Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes a way the sins of the world' Jesus said 'Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God' (John3:5). Baptism is a basic requirement to enter into Kingdom of God.