537. Through Baptism the Christian is sacramentally assimilated to Jesus, who in his own baptism anticipates his death and resurrection. the Christian must enter into this mystery of humble self-abasement and repentance, go down into the water with Jesus in order to rise with him, be reborn of water and the Spirit so as to become the Father’s beloved son in the Son and “walk in newness of life”:238
Let us be buried with Christ by Baptism to rise with him; let us go down with him to be raised with him; and let us rise with him to be glorified with him.239
Everything that happened to Christ lets us know that, after the bath of water, the Holy Spirit swoops down upon us from high heaven and that, adopted by the Father’s voice, we become sons of God.240
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
220. In what does the sacramental economy consist?
269. Who can receive this sacrament?
463. How should authority be exercised in the various spheres of civil society?
67. For what purpose did God create man and woman?
123. Why does Jesus call upon his disciples to take up their cross?
482. What is required for earthly peace?
139. What symbols are used to represent the Holy Spirit?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the message of redemption present in the book of Abdias, specifically in Abdias 1:17?
What does the Bible teach about God’s final judgment, and what does Malachi 3:18 tell us about it?
How important is Jesus’ resurrection, and what can we learn from his appearance to the disciples?
What is the role of church leaders according to Ephesians 4:11-12?
