Baptism

IT BELIEVES AND CAN BE BAPTIZED…

Dear Brothers and Sisters!

It’s special. But it seems to me that only today I have fully realised the momentum of Jesus ‘ statement in the conclusion of the Markovi Gospel in the context of the entire message of the Bible. The statement reads as follows: “Whoever believes and can be baptized will be saved; But who does not believe will be sentenced. ” (Mk 16.16). A statement that is notoric known. But only today I finally realized what up beats in my eyes: that the salvation is needed by BAPTISM and BELIEF. Not only faith itself. Baptism is also needed. And this raises the legitimate question: what then means: to be baptized? Let’s go for it but nicely and okay:

• First there is FAITH. Faith is important because, as the Bible says, “6 without faith, it is impossible to enjoy God.” (Hebr 11.6). And Jesus says, “Whoever does not believe will be sentenced.” (Mk 16.16). Faith is the gateway to God’s action, Jesus finally still emphasizes the words of the type “Thy faith has healed you” (Mt 9.22) Whether “everything is possible to the person who believes.” (Mk 9.23).

But faith also has its limits. Jesus, in the conclusion of the Markovi Gospel, describes the impressive characters accompanying the real, correct faith: “Those who believe will accompany these signs: In my name will expel evil spirits, they will speak new languages, 18 snakes will be taken into the hands and if something Death will not harm them; On the sick will be inserting hands and those to heal. ” (Mk 16, 17n). These signs but they are not salvation! Beware of it! They’re a sign of faith, not a sign of salvation! Faith is the gateway to salvation – and it’s indispensable – but not the salvation itself! Only in this context is it possible to understand the words that Jesus in the Margo of these expressions of faith speaks in another place: “22 Many of me in the day say,” Lord, Lord, whether we are not prophesies in your name? Did we not, in your name, bad spirits and we did not have a lot of miracles in thy name? ” 23 then I will declare them: I never knew you; Leave away from me what you’re committing unrighteousness! ” (Mt 7, 22n). Or Pavlove’s words: “If I had such a strong belief that I would be rushed to carry, and love would not have, nothing would have been.” (1 Cor 13.2). And into the thirdly of the words of Jacob the apostle who says, “I devils believe, and shaking!” (Jak 2.19). It’s exactly the same thing we see on the trenches around Jesus: the faith of the people who approached Jesus was different, causing various “effects” – from healing through the propagation of bread, fish and wine to the chalk of the dead – but by far not meant that all these “believers” Immediately and automatically followed Jesus and accepted the salvation in the sense of the word of Jesus: “26 If someone serves me, let me follow! And where I am, there will also be my servant. Who will serve me, that tribute to the father. ” (Jn. 12.26). Unfortunately, faith does not mean the automatic follow-up of Jesus. Can cause great things, yes, Real wonders and miracles, but may not lead to follow up and to salvation! The evangelical principle of “salvation of clear faith” can be

Circumstances be true, but only if this belief leads to the step of the “baptism”. In itself the faith of salvation is not enough and does not even suffice! • Therefore, Jesus says that we must add one more “component” to the Faith: BAPTISM. But what is baptism?

If we give a party the idea that the sacramental casting of water on our head a couple of days after birth is the security of baptism is equipped and thus everything is dry, if so we give a party such a formalist view of the matter, then we need to look for a real answer. And here he can show us Jesus himself: Jesus was baptized twice. Yes, you hear well: twice! The first time it was notorious for Jans baptism. He received him from John the Baptist in the waters of Jordan and then descended the spirit of God. It was not but his last baptism. About that kind of baptism Jesus says: “49 fire I came to throw on the ground; And what I want? Just to have already flared! 50 But the baptism I have to be baptized and how I am closely until it happens! ” (Lk. 12, 49n). There is a general consensus that Jesus has understood his death on the cross by this second baptism. Jesus ‘ death on the cross was a requirement of the love of Jesus. Jesus himself says, “13 Nik has no greater love than the one who puts his life for his friends.” (Jn. 15.13). It confirms from another party John the apostle when he says, “16 What is love, we knew that he had laid us for his life.” (1 Jn 3.16). Love simply means you’re ready to lay your life for someone. Nothing more and nothing less…

This brings to an interesting equation:

BAPTISM = LOVE = LAY LIFE FOR THE BELOVED. There is a difference between John and the Christian baptism. The Baptism of Judas was the act of repentance: we have sinned, but we leave sin and we return back, to life under the law of God the supreme. The Baptism of Jesus is something much more. It is a marriage contract between the groom and his chosen bride – the faithful family. It is a treaty of love and follow up. Very much closed in the blood of Jesus Christ, poured out of love for us on the cross. “28 This is my blood of a new covenant that pours for all the remission of sins.” (Mt 26.28), says Jesus. Our sins are forgiven because God instead of legitimate anger and punishment goes back to the answer of love. Instead of death and damnation he himself of love for us dies on the cross. Being baptized then means to join this covenant of love and donation to. This means choosing to follow Jesus. The Bible about Christians says “Follow the lamb, wherever it goes.” (Rev. 14.4). There is a difference between the crowds whose faith was enough for miracles, healing and powerful signs, but it was not enough for salvation – and among the disciples, whose attitude is summarised by Peter, when he notes: “We have left everything and we drove behind you.” (Mt

19.27). Logically, the intensity of this follow-up must be the same as in Jesus. Thus, if Jesus loves to the extreme, to death, then the entry into this relationship is about the same: Loving Jesus (and his brothers and sisters, his family believers) as well as to the great lengths, to death! That is why Jesus says, “Who would want to save life, lose him, but who will lose his life for me and for the gospel, save him.” (Mk 8.35). Likewise, John complements the challenge of the love of Jesus: “We also have a duty to give life to brethren.” (1 Jn. 3, 16b). It also connects Jesus when he says, “12 This is my commandtion: to love each other as I am loving you. 13 Nobody has more love than the one who puts his life for his friends. ” (Jn. 15, 12n). The baptism is thus the entrance to the mutual love between man and God, in which God and man love one another until the extreme, God and man are donated to each other completely, up to the bottom, and God and the Man of Love lay life one after another. Indeed, we are actually baptized only when the external ceremony of the conclusion of this contract of extreme gift of love is also linked with the internal decision to accept this agreement for the essence and meaning of life. This is already too many for only the verification hosts. Have they come to Jesus to serve, help, advise – but sacrifice? This only proved loving disciples when Jesus followed the words, “Let us and we die with him.” (Jn. 11.16). This link of baptism and sacrifice of Love also suggests Paul, when he says, “3 or do you know that all we were baptized in Christ Jesus, in his death, we were baptized? 4 The baptism was so, with him being buried in death, so that, as Christ was resurrected from the dead of the father’s glory, we also lived a new life. 5. If we grew up with it and became similar in death, then we will be alike in the resurrection. ” (Rim 6.3 – 5). We can understand the notion of “die” in this statement, but we cannot deny that for Paul the baptism means that we accept participation in the death of Jesus on the cross. That’s the death of love for us. How else would we take this participation if not just willing to love it as well and put your life? The old man, full of selfishness, dies to unleash the place of a new, loving, positive life of love.

This love is the essence of salvation and the essence of heaven. The sky is entering just a decision to this love. Therefore, Jesus gives a single commandment: “34 The new commandment I am giving you to love each other. To make you even love each other as I loved you. ” (Jn. 13.34). And then it adds: “35 They will recognize everyone that you are my disciples if you

Love each other. ” (Jn. 13.35). The faithful people know that through their faith they are happening signs and miracles. But the disciples of Jesus – that is, believers and the people who have been saved – know even though they have already taken the salvation – and that is precisely this extreme and all the gift of love, in his passionate radicalism to death! And so I learned a few things: • Distinguish between the signs of FAITH and the signs of SALVATION. That someone acts wonders and signs, testifies to his faith, but not about his salvation! The salvation testifies only and exclusively to love, hamboses his life behind the brethren. Exactly as the end of us, cathopianism, says Catechism: “But he does not salvation, who is, while being privated to the church, but not in love: because he remains in the church only” flesh “and not” heart “.” (KKC 837). • FAITH is important as a gateway to love. John says: “19 we love it because he first loved us.” (1 Jn 4.19). But it can only be said in the power of another statement, which this “mechanism” of the Awakening of Love clarifies: “16 and we, what we believe, have come to know the love that God has to us. God is Love; And who remains in love, remains in God and God remains in it. ” (1 Jn 4.16). Without faith, love is impossible, because only faith in God’s love exempts us effectively and without fear to love the way God is. And so although not every belief leads to love and salvation, without it, salvation and love are unthinkable. Therefore, those clear and radical words of Jesus, “Who do not believe, will be sentenced.” (Mk 16.16). • The ESSENCE of BAPTISM is the relationship of the two-sided extreme gift of love of God and man. The ceremony of baptism is the external celebration of the Treaty, standing on two radical decisions: on the one hand, it is the decision of God to love man up to the extreme, to death and to be his loving father. And on the other hand must be the same decision of man, the decision to love God and people up to the extreme, to death and to be a loving son or daughter of God and brother, or sister of every man! Without this internal decision, baptism remains a unilateral challenge of God, the undecided love – and, of course, in the life of man ineffective… And so I get more and more deeply realizing what it actually does in practice means “being baptized” and “accepting your baptism”. And that it should not remain only in knowledge…

IT BELIEVES AND CAN BE BAPTIZED…

Dear Brothers and Sisters!

It’s special. But it seems to me that only today I have fully realised the momentum of Jesus ‘ statement in the conclusion of the Markovi Gospel in the context of the entire message of the Bible. The statement reads as follows: “Whoever believes and can be baptized will be saved; But who does not believe will be sentenced. ” (Mk 16.16). A statement that is notoric known. But only today I finally realized what up beats in my eyes: that the salvation is needed by BAPTISM and BELIEF. Not only faith itself. Baptism is also needed. And this raises the legitimate question: what then means: to be baptized? Let’s go for it but nicely and okay:

• First there is FAITH. Faith is important because, as the Bible says, “6 without faith, it is impossible to enjoy God.” (Hebr 11.6). And Jesus says, “Whoever does not believe will be sentenced.” (Mk 16.16). Faith is the gateway to God’s action, Jesus finally still emphasizes the words of the type “Thy faith has healed you” (Mt 9.22) Whether “everything is possible to the person who believes.” (Mk 9.23).

But faith also has its limits. Jesus, in the conclusion of the Markovi Gospel, describes the impressive characters accompanying the real, correct faith: “Those who believe will accompany these signs: In my name will expel evil spirits, they will speak new languages, 18 snakes will be taken into the hands and if something Death will not harm them; On the sick will be inserting hands and those to heal. ” (Mk 16, 17n). These signs but they are not salvation! Beware of it! They’re a sign of faith, not a sign of salvation! Faith is the gateway to salvation – and it’s indispensable – but not the salvation itself! Only in this context is it possible to understand the words that Jesus in the Margo of these expressions of faith speaks in another place: “22 Many of me in the day say,” Lord, Lord, whether we are not prophesies in your name? Did we not, in your name, bad spirits and we did not have a lot of miracles in thy name? ” 23 then I will declare them: I never knew you; Leave away from me what you’re committing unrighteousness! ” (Mt 7, 22n). Or Pavlove’s words: “If I had such a strong belief that I would be rushed to carry, and love would not have, nothing would have been.” (1 Cor 13.2). And into the thirdly of the words of Jacob the apostle who says, “I devils believe, and shaking!” (Jak 2.19). It’s exactly the same thing we see on the trenches around Jesus: the faith of the people who approached Jesus was different, causing various “effects” – from healing through the propagation of bread, fish and wine to the chalk of the dead – but by far not meant that all these “believers” Immediately and automatically followed Jesus and accepted the salvation in the sense of the word of Jesus: “26 If someone serves me, let me follow! And where I am, there will also be my servant. Who will serve me, that tribute to the father. ” (Jn. 12.26). Unfortunately, faith does not mean the automatic follow-up of Jesus. Can cause great things, yes, Real wonders and miracles, but may not lead to follow up and to salvation! The evangelical principle of “salvation of clear faith” can be

Circumstances be true, but only if this belief leads to the step of the “baptism”. In itself the faith of salvation is not enough and does not even suffice! • Therefore, Jesus says that we must add one more “component” to the Faith: BAPTISM. But what is baptism?

If we give a party the idea that the sacramental casting of water on our head a couple of days after birth is the security of baptism is equipped and thus everything is dry, if so we give a party such a formalist view of the matter, then we need to look for a real answer. And here he can show us Jesus himself: Jesus was baptized twice. Yes, you hear well: twice! The first time it was notorious for Jans baptism. He received him from John the Baptist in the waters of Jordan and then descended the spirit of God. It was not but his last baptism. About that kind of baptism Jesus says: “49 fire I came to throw on the ground; And what I want? Just to have already flared! 50 But the baptism I have to be baptized and how I am closely until it happens! ” (Lk. 12, 49n). There is a general consensus that Jesus has understood his death on the cross by this second baptism. Jesus ‘ death on the cross was a requirement of the love of Jesus. Jesus himself says, “13 Nik has no greater love than the one who puts his life for his friends.” (Jn. 15.13). It confirms from another party John the apostle when he says, “16 What is love, we knew that he had laid us for his life.” (1 Jn 3.16). Love simply means you’re ready to lay your life for someone. Nothing more and nothing less…

This brings to an interesting equation:

BAPTISM = LOVE = LAY LIFE FOR THE BELOVED. There is a difference between John and the Christian baptism. The Baptism of Judas was the act of repentance: we have sinned, but we leave sin and we return back, to life under the law of God the supreme. The Baptism of Jesus is something much more. It is a marriage contract between the groom and his chosen bride – the faithful family. It is a treaty of love and follow up. Very much closed in the blood of Jesus Christ, poured out of love for us on the cross. “28 This is my blood of a new covenant that pours for all the remission of sins.” (Mt 26.28), says Jesus. Our sins are forgiven because God instead of legitimate anger and punishment goes back to the answer of love. Instead of death and damnation he himself of love for us dies on the cross. Being baptized then means to join this covenant of love and donation to. This means choosing to follow Jesus. The Bible about Christians says “Follow the lamb, wherever it goes.” (Rev. 14.4). There is a difference between the crowds whose faith was enough for miracles, healing and powerful signs, but it was not enough for salvation – and among the disciples, whose attitude is summarised by Peter, when he notes: “We have left everything and we drove behind you.” (Mt

19.27). Logically, the intensity of this follow-up must be the same as in Jesus. Thus, if Jesus loves to the extreme, to death, then the entry into this relationship is about the same: Loving Jesus (and his brothers and sisters, his family believers) as well as to the great lengths, to death! That is why Jesus says, “Who would want to save life, lose him, but who will lose his life for me and for the gospel, save him.” (Mk 8.35). Likewise, John complements the challenge of the love of Jesus: “We also have a duty to give life to brethren.” (1 Jn. 3, 16b). It also connects Jesus when he says, “12 This is my commandtion: to love each other as I am loving you. 13 Nobody has more love than the one who puts his life for his friends. ” (Jn. 15, 12n). The baptism is thus the entrance to the mutual love between man and God, in which God and man love one another until the extreme, God and man are donated to each other completely, up to the bottom, and God and the Man of Love lay life one after another. Indeed, we are actually baptized only when the external ceremony of the conclusion of this contract of extreme gift of love is also linked with the internal decision to accept this agreement for the essence and meaning of life. This is already too many for only the verification hosts. Have they come to Jesus to serve, help, advise – but sacrifice? This only proved loving disciples when Jesus followed the words, “Let us and we die with him.” (Jn. 11.16). This link of baptism and sacrifice of Love also suggests Paul, when he says, “3 or do you know that all we were baptized in Christ Jesus, in his death, we were baptized? 4 The baptism was so, with him being buried in death, so that, as Christ was resurrected from the dead of the father’s glory, we also lived a new life. 5. If we grew up with it and became similar in death, then we will be alike in the resurrection. ” (Rim 6.3 – 5). We can understand the notion of “die” in this statement, but we cannot deny that for Paul the baptism means that we accept participation in the death of Jesus on the cross. That’s the death of love for us. How else would we take this participation if not just willing to love it as well and put your life? The old man, full of selfishness, dies to unleash the place of a new, loving, positive life of love.

This love is the essence of salvation and the essence of heaven. The sky is entering just a decision to this love. Therefore, Jesus gives a single commandment: “34 The new commandment I am giving you to love each other. To make you even love each other as I loved you. ” (Jn. 13.34). And then it adds: “35 They will recognize everyone that you are my disciples if you

Love each other. ” (Jn. 13.35). The faithful people know that through their faith they are happening signs and miracles. But the disciples of Jesus – that is, believers and the people who have been saved – know even though they have already taken the salvation – and that is precisely this extreme and all the gift of love, in his passionate radicalism to death! And so I learned a few things: • Distinguish between the signs of FAITH and the signs of SALVATION. That someone acts wonders and signs, testifies to his faith, but not about his salvation! The salvation testifies only and exclusively to love, hamboses his life behind the brethren. Exactly as the end of us, cathopianism, says Catechism: “But he does not salvation, who is, while being privated to the church, but not in love: because he remains in the church only” flesh “and not” heart “.” (KKC 837). • FAITH is important as a gateway to love. John says: “19 we love it because he first loved us.” (1 Jn 4.19). But it can only be said in the power of another statement, which this “mechanism” of the Awakening of Love clarifies: “16 and we, what we believe, have come to know the love that God has to us. God is Love; And who remains in love, remains in God and God remains in it. ” (1 Jn 4.16). Without faith, love is impossible, because only faith in God’s love exempts us effectively and without fear to love the way God is. And so although not every belief leads to love and salvation, without it, salvation and love are unthinkable. Therefore, those clear and radical words of Jesus, “Who do not believe, will be sentenced.” (Mk 16.16). • The ESSENCE of BAPTISM is the relationship of the two-sided extreme gift of love of God and man. The ceremony of baptism is the external celebration of the Treaty, standing on two radical decisions: on the one hand, it is the decision of God to love man up to the extreme, to death and to be his loving father. And on the other hand must be the same decision of man, the decision to love God and people up to the extreme, to death and to be a loving son or daughter of God and brother, or sister of every man! Without this internal decision, baptism remains a unilateral challenge of God, the undecided love – and, of course, in the life of man ineffective… And so I get more and more deeply realizing what it actually does in practice means “being baptized” and “accepting your baptism”. And that it should not remain only in knowledge…

IT BELIEVES AND CAN BE BAPTIZED…

Dear Brothers and Sisters!

It’s special. But it seems to me that only today I have fully realised the momentum of Jesus ‘ statement in the conclusion of the Markovi Gospel in the context of the entire message of the Bible. The statement reads as follows: “Whoever believes and can be baptized will be saved; But who does not believe will be sentenced. ” (Mk 16.16). A statement that is notoric known. But only today I finally realized what up beats in my eyes: that the salvation is needed by BAPTISM and BELIEF. Not only faith itself. Baptism is also needed. And this raises the legitimate question: what then means: to be baptized? Let’s go for it but nicely and okay:

• First there is FAITH. Faith is important because, as the Bible says, “6 without faith, it is impossible to enjoy God.” (Hebr 11.6). And Jesus says, “Whoever does not believe will be sentenced.” (Mk 16.16). Faith is the gateway to God’s action, Jesus finally still emphasizes the words of the type “Thy faith has healed you” (Mt 9.22) Whether “everything is possible to the person who believes.” (Mk 9.23).

But faith also has its limits. Jesus, in the conclusion of the Markovi Gospel, describes the impressive characters accompanying the real, correct faith: “Those who believe will accompany these signs: In my name will expel evil spirits, they will speak new languages, 18 snakes will be taken into the hands and if something Death will not harm them; On the sick will be inserting hands and those to heal. ” (Mk 16, 17n). These signs but they are not salvation! Beware of it! They’re a sign of faith, not a sign of salvation! Faith is the gateway to salvation – and it’s indispensable – but not the salvation itself! Only in this context is it possible to understand the words that Jesus in the Margo of these expressions of faith speaks in another place: “22 Many of me in the day say,” Lord, Lord, whether we are not prophesies in your name? Did we not, in your name, bad spirits and we did not have a lot of miracles in thy name? ” 23 then I will declare them: I never knew you; Leave away from me what you’re committing unrighteousness! ” (Mt 7, 22n). Or Pavlove’s words: “If I had such a strong belief that I would be rushed to carry, and love would not have, nothing would have been.” (1 Cor 13.2). And into the thirdly of the words of Jacob the apostle who says, “I devils believe, and shaking!” (Jak 2.19).  It’s exactly the same thing we see on the trenches around Jesus: the faith of the people who approached Jesus was different, causing various “effects” – from healing through the propagation of bread, fish and wine to the chalk of the dead – but by far not meant that all these “believers” Immediately and automatically followed Jesus and accepted the salvation in the sense of the word of Jesus: “26 If someone serves me, let me follow! And where I am, there will also be my servant. Who will serve me, that tribute to the father. ” (Jn. 12.26). Unfortunately, faith does not mean the automatic follow-up of Jesus. Can cause great things, yes, Real wonders and miracles, but may not lead to follow up and to salvation! The evangelical principle of “salvation of clear faith” can be

Circumstances be true, but only if this belief leads to the step of the “baptism”. In itself the faith of salvation is not enough and does not even suffice! • Therefore, Jesus says that we must add one more “component” to the Faith: BAPTISM. But what is baptism?

If we give a party the idea that the sacramental casting of water on our head a couple of days after birth is the security of baptism is equipped and thus everything is dry, if so we give a party such a formalist view of the matter, then we need to look for a real answer. And here he can show us Jesus himself: Jesus was baptized twice. Yes, you hear well: twice! The first time it was notorious for Jans baptism. He received him from John the Baptist in the waters of Jordan and then descended the spirit of God. It was not but his last baptism. About that kind of baptism Jesus says: “49 fire I came to throw on the ground; And what I want? Just to have already flared! 50 But the baptism I have to be baptized and how I am closely until it happens! ” (Lk. 12, 49n). There is a general consensus that Jesus has understood his death on the cross by this second baptism. Jesus ‘ death on the cross was a requirement of the love of Jesus. Jesus himself says, “13 Nik has no greater love than the one who puts his life for his friends.” (Jn. 15.13). It confirms from another party John the apostle when he says, “16 What is love, we knew that he had laid us for his life.” (1 Jn 3.16). Love simply means you’re ready to lay your life for someone. Nothing more and nothing less…

This brings to an interesting equation:

BAPTISM = LOVE = LAY LIFE FOR THE BELOVED. There is a difference between John and the Christian baptism. The Baptism of Judas was the act of repentance: we have sinned, but we leave sin and we return back, to life under the law of God the supreme. The Baptism of Jesus is something much more. It is a marriage contract between the groom and his chosen bride – the faithful family. It is a treaty of love and follow up. Very much closed in the blood of Jesus Christ, poured out of love for us on the cross. “28 This is my blood of a new covenant that pours for all the remission of sins.” (Mt 26.28), says Jesus. Our sins are forgiven because God instead of legitimate anger and punishment goes back to the answer of love. Instead of death and damnation he himself of love for us dies on the cross.  Being baptized then means to join this covenant of love and donation to. This means choosing to follow Jesus. The Bible about Christians says “Follow the lamb, wherever it goes.” (Rev. 14.4). There is a difference between the crowds whose faith was enough for miracles, healing and powerful signs, but it was not enough for salvation – and among the disciples, whose attitude is summarised by Peter, when he notes: “We have left everything and we drove behind you.” (Mt

19.27). Logically, the intensity of this follow-up must be the same as in Jesus. Thus, if Jesus loves to the extreme, to death, then the entry into this relationship is about the same: Loving Jesus (and his brothers and sisters, his family believers) as well as to the great lengths, to death! That is why Jesus says, “Who would want to save life, lose him, but who will lose his life for me and for the gospel, save him.” (Mk 8.35). Likewise, John complements the challenge of the love of Jesus: “We also have a duty to give life to brethren.” (1 Jn. 3, 16b). It also connects Jesus when he says, “12 This is my commandtion: to love each other as I am loving you. 13 Nobody has more love than the one who puts his life for his friends. ” (Jn. 15, 12n). The baptism is thus the entrance to the mutual love between man and God, in which God and man love one another until the extreme, God and man are donated to each other completely, up to the bottom, and God and the Man of Love lay life one after another. Indeed, we are actually baptized only when the external ceremony of the conclusion of this contract of extreme gift of love is also linked with the internal decision to accept this agreement for the essence and meaning of life. This is already too many for only the verification hosts. Have they come to Jesus to serve, help, advise – but sacrifice? This only proved loving disciples when Jesus followed the words, “Let us and we die with him.” (Jn. 11.16). This link of baptism and sacrifice of Love also suggests Paul, when he says, “3 or do you know that all we were baptized in Christ Jesus, in his death, we were baptized? 4 The baptism was so, with him being buried in death, so that, as Christ was resurrected from the dead of the father’s glory, we also lived a new life. 5. If we grew up with it and became similar in death, then we will be alike in the resurrection. ” (Rim 6.3 – 5). We can understand the notion of “die” in this statement, but we cannot deny that for Paul the baptism means that we accept participation in the death of Jesus on the cross. That’s the death of love for us. How else would we take this participation if not just willing to love it as well and put your life? The old man, full of selfishness, dies to unleash the place of a new, loving, positive life of love.

This love is the essence of salvation and the essence of heaven. The sky is entering just a decision to this love. Therefore, Jesus gives a single commandment: “34 The new commandment I am giving you to love each other. To make you even love each other as I loved you. ” (Jn. 13.34). And then it adds: “35 They will recognize everyone that you are my disciples if you

Love each other. ” (Jn. 13.35). The faithful people know that through their faith they are happening signs and miracles. But the disciples of Jesus – that is, believers and the people who have been saved – know even though they have already taken the salvation – and that is precisely this extreme and all the gift of love, in his passionate radicalism to death! And so I learned a few things: • Distinguish between the signs of FAITH and the signs of SALVATION. That someone acts wonders and signs, testifies to his faith, but not about his salvation! The salvation testifies only and exclusively to love, hamboses his life behind the brethren. Exactly as the end of us, cathopianism, says Catechism: “But he does not salvation, who is, while being privated to the church, but not in love: because he remains in the church only” flesh “and not” heart “.” (KKC 837).  • FAITH is important as a gateway to love. John says: “19 we love it because he first loved us.” (1 Jn 4.19). But it can only be said in the power of another statement, which this “mechanism” of the Awakening of Love clarifies: “16 and we, what we believe, have come to know the love that God has to us. God is Love; And who remains in love, remains in God and God remains in it. ” (1 Jn 4.16). Without faith, love is impossible, because only faith in God’s love exempts us effectively and without fear to love the way God is. And so although not every belief leads to love and salvation, without it, salvation and love are unthinkable. Therefore, those clear and radical words of Jesus, “Who do not believe, will be sentenced.” (Mk 16.16). • The ESSENCE of BAPTISM is the relationship of the two-sided extreme gift of love of God and man. The ceremony of baptism is the external celebration of the Treaty, standing on two radical decisions: on the one hand, it is the decision of God to love man up to the extreme, to death and to be his loving father. And on the other hand must be the same decision of man, the decision to love God and people up to the extreme, to death and to be a loving son or daughter of God and brother, or sister of every man! Without this internal decision, baptism remains a unilateral challenge of God, the undecided love – and, of course, in the life of man ineffective… And so I get more and more deeply realizing what it actually does in practice means “being baptized” and “accepting your baptism”. And  that it  should  not  remain  only  in  knowledge…