Holy Baptism is the first of seven Sacraments in the Orthodox Christian
Church. Together with the Sacrament of Holy Chrism it joins the
candidate to the Mystical Body of Christ, the Church.
It was the Lord Jesus who instituted Baptism. "He who believes and is
baptised will be saved" (Mark 16:16). "Go therefore and make disciples
of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit..." (Matthew 28:19).
"Truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he
cannot enter the kingdom of God" (John 3:5). The great model of our
baptism, then, is the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan.
Church. Together with the Sacrament of Holy Chrism it joins the
candidate to the Mystical Body of Christ, the Church.
It was the Lord Jesus who instituted Baptism. "He who believes and is
baptised will be saved" (Mark 16:16). "Go therefore and make disciples
of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit..." (Matthew 28:19).
"Truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he
cannot enter the kingdom of God" (John 3:5). The great model of our
baptism, then, is the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan.
| Baptism into the Church |
Baptism also removes the consequences of the 'original sin'. It also opens the door of salvation and
eternal life to him or her.
eternal life to him or her.
