Complete the verse
Matthew 3:13-14
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at ........ to be ...... by him. 14 And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?”
The Jordan
baptized
Did Our Lord Jesus Christ need to be baptized?
Why?
No
So it can be possible for the Holy Spirit to dwell in us when Our Lord Jesus Christ accepts Him in His human body.
Titus 3:5
5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
What is the main idea in the verse??
He saved us with His mercy. Not because we did anything good.
Matthew 3:15
15 But Jesus answered and said to him,
“Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all ..........” Then he allowed Him.
righteousness
What does baptism represent?
- Baptism represents the washing away of our sins.
- We are all born with the original sin (from the time of Adam and Eve) and we inherited the corrupted nature and separation from God.
“If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”
Who said that?
Our Lord Jesus Christ
Matthew 3:16
16 When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from ......; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the ...... descending like a ........and alighting upon Him.
the water
Spirit of God
dove
Baptism is done through immersion in the water or can be done with sprinkling the water?
Only through immersion
Romans 6:4, “Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”
Matthew 3:16
"This is My Beloved Son, In Whom I Am well pleased"
Who said it?
God the Father
Romans 6:23
23 For the wages of sin is ........, but the gift of God is ....... ....... in Christ Jesus our Lord.
death
eternal life
Why we baptize infants? can we wait until they grow up and decide for themselves?
We care for their eternity,
Jesus says “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.” (John 3:5).
Through Baptism, a child is given the opportunity to grow up as part of the church, to enjoy her Divine Sacraments, to experience the work of
Grace, and its effectiveness in his or her life.
By doing so, we are preparing them for a life in faith, while if we delay their Baptism we are depriving them of all the means of Grace and faith.
“I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?”
Who said it?
John the Baptist
Acts 2:38
38 Then Peter said to them, “.........., and let every one of you be ....... in the name of Jesus Christ for the ..........of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Repent
baptized
remission
What is the sacrament that we receive after Baptism?
What happens in it?
Sacrament of "Chrismation"
The baptized person receives it immediately after Baptism, so as to become a temple of the Holy Spirit.
The priests anoint the person with the Holy Myron oil with 36 crosses on their joints and senses so that their body and soul become a temple of the Holy Spirit.
What does Abouna use in the sacrament of Chrismation?
The Myron oil
The Apostles first made the Myron oil from the fragrant oils which were on the body of the Lord Jesus Christ during His burial.
They added the spices which were brought by the women who prepared them to anoint Jesus Christ when He was in the tomb.