What Do Lutherans Believe About Baptism?

More About Lutherans' View of Baptism In Holy Baptism, God liberates us from sin and death by joining us to the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Born children of a fallen humanity, in the baptismal waters we become God’s reborn children and inherit eternal life. By water and the Holy Spirit we are made members of the Church, which is Christ’s Body.

As we live with him and with his people, we grow in faith, love and obedience to God’s will. ELCA Service of Holy Baptism (paraphrased), Lutheran Book of Worship pg 121. God’s act, Jesus’ command In this beginning of the ELCA baptismal service, we acknowledge first that Baptism is God’s act, God’s initiative and God’s gift.

It connects us to Jesus, the Church and eternal life. That is fundamental to ELCA Lutherans’ baptismal theology. Lutherans baptize in response to Jesus directing his disciples to, "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father ... more.

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