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Water Bptism as the Most Essential Process of Initiation of the Sacrament for the Salvation of Humans

DOI : https://doi.org/10.36349/easjmb.2025.v08i03.002
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The author in this research article viewed that water supports everything, endures everything, welcomes and shelters everything. God behaves in the same way, and that is why water is a sacrament of God, revealing, reminding, pointing to, sending humans back to God through sacramental symbols such as water. The symbol of water in baptism as in creation, combines the two old meaning of water as both life-giving and death-giving. Waters as a symbol is that kind of reality which in being itself known, leads humans to know something beyond itself. As symbol, water differs from simple sign because of the richness of consciousness it effects. It does not only give an understanding, it touches our imaginations, emotions, desires, love, and it triggers our decisions and our activity. Water as symbol has this power to resonate with the deeper levels of consciousness. It is in this sense then that water is a symbol of sacrament for humans. The author discussed the historical development of sacrament. The celebration of the water-sacrament liberates humans both in spirit and body. Baptism in the Christian tradition mostly has always been celebrated with a washing in water. The author looked at water from perspective of sacrament connecting humans symbolically with the creator through art work. Each painting of Meinrad Craighead images something of divine mystery, water reveals the mystery of creation, and art work links humans in theologizing. The water-sacrament of John was a rite of preparation for the age to come, the baptism inaugurated by Jesus was a rite of entry into the new age. Many people received the spirit-sacrament after the resurrection at Pentecost. After the resurrection of Jesus, the disciples received baptism with the Lord’s command. After Jesus passed through life and death that the way to the Father was opened to the rest of human race.

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