Baptism And Chrismation
Definition
God’s own initiative to establish a covenant that succeeds where the old failed, by writing His law on the heart, forgiving iniquity, and transforming the intractably wicked heart through the Holy Spirit. Inaugurated in Christ’s blood at the Last Supper.
Episodes
Related Concepts
- The New Covenant
Biblical References
- Jeremiah 1:10 — *Know for certain that I hereby give you the authority to announce to nations and kingdoms that they will be uprooted and torn down, destroyed and demolished, rebuilt and firmly planted.” *
- Jeremiah 2:13 — *“Do so because my people have committed a double wrong: They have rejected me, the fountain of life-giving water, and they have dug cisterns for themselves, cracked cisterns that cannot even hold water. *
- Jeremiah 2:28; 2:34; 5:8 — But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them save you when you are in trouble. The sad fact is that you have as many gods as you have towns, Judah. Even your clothes are stained with the lifeblood of the poo
- Jeremiah 2:35; 7:24; 18:12 — you say, ‘I have not done anything wrong, so the Lord cannot really be angry with me any more.’ But, watch out! I will bring down judgment on you because you say, ‘I have not committed any sin.’ But they did not listen t
- Deuteronomy 28:63–65; 28:15–68 — *This is what will happen: Just as the Lord delighted to do good for you and make you numerous, so he will also take delight in destroying and decimating you. You will be uprooted from the land you are about to possess. *
- Jeremiah 6:11; 6:14; 4:19 — I am as full of anger as you are, Lord. I am tired of trying to hold it in.”The Lord answered, “Vent it, then, on the children who play in the street and on the young men who are gathered together. Husbands and wives are