Bible
The people stood with Joshua for how many days before crossing the Jordan?
3 days
The name “Bethabara” means “house of crossing,” reminding us that baptism is our crossing into what?
Eternal life
The Holy Spirit descended like a dove for whose sake?
For humanity's sake!
(Christ received the Holy Spirit not for Himself but for us, for through Him and in Him we receive grace upon grace)
Baptism is said to be the _____ of the sacraments.
Door
Who in the Old Testament guided the people across the Jordan, foreshadowing baptism?
Joshua
The ark of the covenant crossing the Jordan before the people symbolizes ______.
Christ (opening the way of baptism Himself)
Heaven opened at Christ’s baptism to show that man once again became near to whom?
The holy angels
What does the word "Theophany" mean?
Manifestation of God
What was the name of the place where St. John the Baptist was baptizing?
Bethabara
What are the 2 major things related to baptism that the number 3 represents?
Resurrection and the Holy Trinity
St. Ambrose said Christ was baptized not to be cleansed Himself, but to....
Cleanse the waters and give it the power of baptism
According to St. John Chrysostom, just as the human body was formed from earth, baptism creates new life from what?
Water by the Holy Spirit
Where in the Bible can we find the event of Christ's baptism?
Matthew 3, Mark 1, Luke 3, John 1
True or False: He who is born once dies once, and he who is born twice dies twice.
He who is born once dies twice, and he who is born twice dies once.
St. Augustine says “Descend so that you may rise.” How does this relate to Christ?
He humbled Himself and descended into the water
The Son became a servant so that in the waters of baptism, He might raise servants to the sonship of God!
At Theophany, the Trinity was revealed; identify the appearance of each hypostasis.
The Father’s voice from heaven, the Son in the water, the Holy Spirit as a dove
What does John 1:16-17 say?
“And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”
Explain the difference between St. John's baptism and Christian baptism.
John’s baptism derived its power through the Christian baptism it symbolizes
(just as the brass serpent carried the power of healing through the cross it symbolizes, and just as the crossing of the Red Sea gave salvation to the people through the symbolism of baptism)
Explain this verse spoken by Christ to St. Mary Magdalene: "I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God." (John 20:17)
“My Father” by nature, “your Father” by adoption
"My God” by incarnation, “your God” by nature
What unique gift does Christian baptism give that St. John’s baptism could NOT give?
Sonship to God