Here is a brief explanation of baptism I used in a service this morning: As we saw this morning, Jesus’ baptism and reception of the Spirit was immediately followed by combat in the wilderness with the devil. The church fathers saw that this was one of the meanings of Christian baptism: Baptism, they said, was a “seal,” like a mark put on a slave, like the brand put on a sheep to identify His owner, like the tattoo put on... Read more