Baptism
The Effects and Grace :
Importance/Meaning of Baptism
Implications for the Believer
Scriptural Foundations
The Celebration and the Liturgy
This sacrament symbolizes both death to the old way of sin, and the new birth in the Holy Spirit.
The Effect
Call to Mission
Importance
Meaning
For Infants
New Testament
spread the Good News and Faith received from God, to receive and partake in the Sacraments,calls us to be disciples of God,to serve others with love and compassion, & pray and worship.
Rites
Freed from all original sin and all sin that was committed prior to the baptism
For adults
If infants die before they are baptized,
they are entrusted to the mercy of God
The Grace
Allows us to believe in God, live through the Holy Spirit, grow in goodness through moral virtues
It signifies two primary grace
that are both indicated by the immersion in water of the baptized.
Catechumens go through classes
before recievingbaptism, confirmation,
and Eucharist at once
You are reborn through Baptism, nothing remains that would keep them out of heaven and separated from God.
Baptism unites us with Christ
This is the idea of you die and rise with Christ because once you are baptised you are now in a sense one with Christ
We participate in both the death and resurrection of Christ when we are baptised
Old Testament
The grace of the Baptism leaves an indelliable mark on us meaning once baptized, the person is incorporated into Christ. The spiritual mark is sealed in a covenant with God. Due to this, no sin can ever erase our baptism.
CCC
Baptism makes us members of the Body of Christ
One is anointed by the Holy Spirit, incorporated by Christ, and is priest, prophet, and king.
The mighty wind sweeping over the waters is like the Holy Spirit sweeping through us during Baptism. (Gn 1:2).
Elements
The baptism through the Holy Spirit is followed by an immersion of the repentant in the cleansing power of God
We wander about the world in confusion until we find God through Baptism
The Necessity of Baptism
There are 2 exceptions to the rule that Baptism is necessary for Salvation
Baptism is open to all and is necessary for salvation
Members of the Church
Common Priesthood
In Noah’s ark there is a salvation through water just like how we are all saved through the water in baptism. (Gn 7)
“Baptism incorporates us into the Church" In the catechism after we receive baptism, we are all called to live in unity with one another. (CCC no.1271)
Baptism By Blood: Anyone who is not baptized but dies for their faith attains salvation
Baptism By Desire: Someone who dies before they are baptized but had a strong desire to be baptized
God calling you out of your sin
and calling us out of darkness and into light. We are called to be “living stones to be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood.” (CCC 1270).
In this passage the Israelites received the gift of land. The Promised Land was a symbol of eternal life like how we receive the eternal sacrament of Baptism. (Ex 14)
Eastern Church
By being baptized, the heavens open up (welcoming us to a new life with Christ) with the Holy Spirit (like a dove) within us
Western Church
Rights and Duties
enjoy the rights within the Church: to receive the sacraments, to be nourished with the Word of God and to be sustained by the other spiritual helps of the Church." he is called to be subject to others, to serve them in the communion of the Church, and to "obey and submit" to the Church's leaders, holding them in respect and affection”(CCC no. 1269).
Simone Veil = someone who was very intelligent and strong in her faith, but did not want to be baptized because she believed it would separate her from the people she was called to serve. Does she qualify for the exceptions, and if not, does she still attain salvation?
Matthew
Ecumenical Aspect
Essential : water and trinitarian formula
People properly baptized into other denominations are validly baptized. They are in union with us, at least imperfectly.
Mark and Luke
Non essential: White garment, Baptism Candle, Anointing with Chrism, Litany of Saints, Prayer of Exorcism, Profession of Faith
•The baptism through the Holy Spirit is followed by an immersion of the repentant in the cleansing power of God
•The holy Spirit and fire are symbolize the same thing, the effect is either the purification of sin, or the destruction of the sin
(Mt 3:1-12)
When we are baptized, we are brought into the Church. Most perfect example of Trinitarian Formula. (Mt 28:19)
John 3:1-15, Mark 16:16, CCC 1257-1261, Matthew 28:19-20, Acts 2:37-38, 41
“It happened in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John. On coming up out of the water he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit, like a dove, descending upon him. And a voice came from the heavens, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased” (Mk 1:9-11)
The meaning of Baptism is to be brought into the Church so eventually we can go to Heaven
Christian initiation of infants begins with Baptism followed immediately by Confirmation and the Eucharist, kept them united, so Confirmation is conferred by the priest who baptizes.
“After all the people had been baptized and Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” (Lk 3:21-22)
Through Baptism, people are brought into the Church
followed by years of catechesis before being completed later by Confirmation and the Eucharist, the summit of their Christian initiation; desire to reserve the completion of Baptism to the bishop caused temporal separation of the two sacraments
John and Acts of the Apostles
-John is humbled by Jesus
-He uses water to baptize Jesus, so we use water when we baptize people
-The Holy Spirit was present, and we believe it is present at every baptism (Jn 1:21-34)
God parents help the child grow in their faith
You must be born of water and the spirit in order to go to heaven
The Heavens open up when we are baptized. (Mt 3:13-17)
-Jesus explains that you need to be born again in a spiritual way, which points to baptism
-You must be born of water and the spirit in order to go to heaven (Jn 3:1-15)
-Peter says that if you repent and be baptized, your sins will be forgiven
-We believe that baptism cleanses us of our original sin
-The people convert to the faith, so you must be unbaptized before you can be baptized (Acts 2:37-41)
-Water is a symbolization of purification with God through Baptism
-The crossing of the Red Sea, is literally the liberation of Israel from the slavery of Egypt, and announces the liberation wrought by Baptism
-Jesus submits himself through Baptism just like we submit ourselves to the Church