“…God uses the sacrament of water to give his divine life to those who believe in him.”
“…cleanse him from sin in a new birth to innocence by water and the Spirit.” - From the rite of baptism.
From the bible we are able to see how water was a symbol used to cleanse and give life. Many example of how the symbol of water was used is evident in scripture. Genesis 7, shows how God gave us all a new begining by washing away all the sins and wrong that those in the world had done and starting again in a world he hoped would be better. Exodus 14, displays water and its renewal in a different way. The Israelites waled through the red sea leaving a life of slavery behind and heading to a life full of freedom and hope. Most importantly
“…cleanse him from sin in a new birth to innocence by water and the Spirit.” - From the rite of baptism.
From the bible we are able to see how water was a symbol used to cleanse and give life. Many example of how the symbol of water was used is evident in scripture. Genesis 7, shows how God gave us all a new begining by washing away all the sins and wrong that those in the world had done and starting again in a world he hoped would be better. Exodus 14, displays water and its renewal in a different way. The Israelites waled through the red sea leaving a life of slavery behind and heading to a life full of freedom and hope. Most importantly