6 1215 This sacrament is also called " the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit ... a symbol of death and so can represent the mystery of the cross. By this symbolism Baptism ...

The dove that descends upon Jesus during his baptism in all four Gospel accounts represents the Holy Spirit, as does its depiction in Christian iconography. In Hebrew, the word for Spirit is ruach ...

The fourth of these key truths revealed in Christ's baptism, Rives said, is "the fullness of the Godhead presented: The Son is baptized in the Jordan River, the Holy Spirit descends like a dove ...

NATHAN: Baptism is a symbol of new life ... In the name of the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit. NATHAN: Baptism involves either immersing a person in water or applying water to them.