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- Baptism is free, that is, not necessary for salvation. A baptized person, even if he wishes it, cannot lose grace, no matter how much he sins, unless he refuses to believe. Those who are baptized are obliged only to have faith, but not to observe the whole law of Christ.
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May 3, 2019 · Why is baptism necessary, and what does it mean to be baptized? Learn about the practice of the Sacrament of Baptism in the Catholic Church.
The Necessity of Baptism. 1257 The Lord himself affirms that Baptism is necessary for salvation. 59 He also commands his disciples to proclaim the Gospel to all nations and to baptize them. 60 Baptism is necessary for salvation for those to whom the Gospel has been proclaimed and who have had the possibility of asking for this sacrament. 61 The ...
Baptism is a fundamental sacrament in Christianity, symbolizing purification, rebirth, and admission into the faith community. It represents a believer’s identification with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The sacrament of Baptism not only gives us sanctifying grace: it also makes us adopted children of God and heirs of heaven. We say "adopted" children because God the Father has only one begotten Son—Jesus Christ.
Baptism is necessary for salvation for those to whom the Gospel has been proclaimed and who have had the possibility of asking for this sacrament [Mark 16:16]” (CCC 1257). The Christian belief that baptism is necessary for salvation is so unshakable that even the Protestant Martin Luther affirmed the necessity of baptism.
Oct 23, 2024 · Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission: "Baptism is the sacrament of...
The need for baptism is particularly discussed in numbers 1257 to 1261 of the Catechism. “The Lord himself affirms that Baptism is necessary for salvation.” (No. 1257). Number 1258 shows that “those who suffer death because of faith, without having received baptism, are baptized by their death.”
