One day I was desperate to start my spiritual journey but this pastor and best friend said to me: “If you want to be re-baptized you have to take the membership and catechumen classes” that day I understood that my decision, was not a mystical experience or an epiphany, she said to me: "if you want". I started my classes like a beginner Christian convert under instruction and obedience process, before my baptism, was an absolutely of conscience and conviction.
"Perfect love casts out fear" (1 John 4:18). This verse has a meaning for me because I have seen over the years God manifesting miracles in my life taking care of everything and covering me to do the best. God 's love is my strength, cast out my fears, influenced my self-esteem and my weaknesses turning in challenges for the ministry for which God has called me to see others in my mirror.
a) Analyze the ceremonial/ritual aspects of this sacrament/ordinance/event. What do the actions and texts (including songs) convey about who you are, before and after? Is this event/action understood to be critical to the community’s …show more content…
Jesus mentioned “The Kingdom of God coming into The World”, after a thoughtful examination I want to share this message to all people, I understand that the baptism in my calling is to bring the people encouragement to coming out from their own darkness to the community of faith and believers. Second, the Scripture in 2 Corinthians 5:17-18 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 17 “there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation.” When I think of this message, my heart is flaming, I understand the task as a builder and a reconciler. I am an agency of reconciliation of the new creation for the children of God, this process is a constant “reality of our resurrection and redemption” at the time of this life and beyond this