The Christian belief that without baptism there is no salvation is so ingrained that Martin Luther even said how necessary baptism was. Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus means "that without the Church there is no salvation" and was a saying created by St. Cyprian in the third century. By through Baptism, we are joined in union with the Church and God, with Christ as our intermediary. The mystical body of Christ is the way that us as followers of Christ are united to Him like parts of a body. With Baptism, we are a member of the Church, and similar to the mystical body of Christ. The Holy Spirit also plays an important role into the reception of grace which is also crucial to our salvation. This is where the banquet example helps. One can be invited to be a part of an event, but with two stipulations. The first one is that the person believes in the event. Without that, there is no possibility of attending the event. The second stipulation is that you must accept the invitation and show up. Similar to our rejection to eternal life and salvation, if we don't accept, we won't recieve it!
This blog post demonstrates my analysis of an outside source, and finding connections to real life and in the book. I took an outside source that detailed why baptism is so important, and connected Baptism and its direct correlation to salvation. I also mentioned the Holy Spirit and how the Holy Spirit plays a role in our belief, along with the 902 example. I try to reach a deeper understanding of the material, and touch on some important concepts that recur throughout the chapter.
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