CCC 1224

Christian Mystery›SECTION TWO THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH›CHAPTER ONE THE SACRAMENTS OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION›II. Baptism in the Economy of Salvation

baptism creation sin

Entities

Baptism Creation God the Father Kenosis Messiah New Creation

Topics

god, people, family, life god, creation, man, world son, father, spirit, christ

Our Lord voluntarily submitted himself to the baptism of St. John, intended for sinners, in order to "fulfill all righteousness." Jesus' gesture is a manifestation of his self-emptying. The Spirit who had hovered over the waters of the first creation descended then on the Christ as a prelude of the new creation, and the Father revealed Jesus as his "beloved Son."

Footnotes

⇒ Mt 3:15.
Cf. ⇒ Phil 2:7.
⇒ Mt 3:16-17.

Bible Citations (2)

Matthew Philippians

Matthew 3:15, Philippians 2:7, Matthew 3:16-17

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