Baptism Now Saves

The Lord of Spirits

Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, Fr. Stephen De Young, and Ancient Faith Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2022

⏱️ 175 minutes

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Summary

What is baptism? How is it different from the ritual washings of the Torah? What does it do? How is it related to circumcision? Why is this water so cold? What does St. Peter mean when he says that baptism “saves”? Is anything happening in the unseen world? Join Fr. Stephen De Young and Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick as they look at this essential Christian mystery with a deep dive into Biblical texts in this first part of a series on the sacraments of the Orthodox Church.

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0:00.0	He will be a staff for the righteous with which for them to stand and not to fall.
0:05.0	And he will be the light of the nations and the hope of those whose hearts are troubled.
0:10.0	All who dwell on the earth will fall down and worship him, and they will praise and bless
0:15.0	and celebrate with song, the Lord of Spirits.
0:18.0	First Enoch, chapter 48, verses 4 through 5. The modern world doesn't acknowledge,
0:23.9	but is nevertheless haunted by spirits, angels, demons, and saints. In our time, many yearn to break
0:31.3	free of the prison of a flat, secular materialism, to see and to know reality as it truly is. What is this spiritual reality
0:40.7	like? How do we engage with it well? How do we permeate everyday life with spiritual
0:46.1	presence? Orthodox Christian priests, Father Andrew Stephen Damik, and Father Stephen
0:51.2	de Young, host this live call-inin show focused on enchantment in creation,
0:56.7	the union of the scene and unseen as made by God and experienced by mankind throughout history.
1:03.1	Welcome to the Lord of Spirits.
1:06.3	Good evening, giant killers, dragon slayers.
1:10.9	You're listening to Lord of Spirits podcast.
1:13.3	My co-host, Father Stephen DeYoung, is with me from Lafayette, Louisiana.
1:17.3	And I'm Father Andrew Stephen Damik in Amas, Pennsylvania.
1:20.7	If you're listening to us live, you can call in at 855 Afradio.
1:24.6	That's 855-237-246.
1:27.0	Montchartrude is taking your calls tonight, and we're going to get to
1:30.0	those in the second part of our show. So tonight, we're talking about baptism. And I'm very happy
1:36.2	to let you know that this is the first part of a series on the Holy Mysteries of the Orthodox Church.
1:41.6	So this may be at least seven episodes, maybe more, maybe less.
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