Baptism
Baptism, initially an act of conversion given by John the Baptist, becomes a Sacrament in the Church of the Christ. It opens the soul to Grace, which had been deprived of it as a consequence of the Original sin.
In "The Gospel as It Was Revealed to Me"
- Baptism of Jesus at the Jordan.[1]
- Validity and invalidity of Baptism: Their baptism was not a voluntary, felt, sincere act of a spirit preparing for my coming, but a formality to appear perfect in holiness in the eyes of the world.[2]
- The first baptisms by Jesus: "Give me the baptism like John. I cannot go to him. I am ill." - "Come."[3]
- Institution of the seven sacraments.[4]
- Baptism of Jesus at the Jordan as told by the witness Andrew: "And the Ark was in the river. And it was not the waters, but the heavens that opened."[5] and [6]
In the fundamental Christian texts
In the Catechism of the Catholic Church
The beginning of Jesus' public life is his Baptism by John in the Jordan:535 The beginning ([7]) of Jesus' public life is his Baptism by John in the Jordan ([8]). John proclaimed "a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins ."[9] A crowd of sinners, tax collectors and soldiers ([10]), Pharisees and Sadducees ([11]) and prostitutes ([12]) came to be baptized by him. "Then Jesus appeared." John the Baptist hesitated; Jesus insisted: he received Baptism. Then the Holy Spirit, in the form of a dove, came upon Jesus, and the voice from heaven proclaimed: "This is my beloved Son."[13] It is the manifestation ("Epiphany") of Jesus as the Messiah of Israel and Son of God.