Paznicii cei credincioşi ai Tainei Sfântului Botez: dreapta-credinţă şi dreapta-slujire

Abstract

This study proposes the analysis of the Sacrament of Holy Baptism from a double perspective – the pure faith and the right service, seen as grounds of faith in Christ and the Holy Church, where we integrate through the Baptism. The right faith presupposes first of all the knowledge of the effects of the Holy Baptism, which are presented as a pure unity and simultaneity, given in the unity of the most precious gift of unity which we receive in this holy Sacrament: grace of the Holy Spirit. Through grace, we die together with Christ Who thus conveys His relentless power of sacrifice and we resurrect with Christ. This resurrection being an onthological rebirth, is understood as a regaining of the heavenly status and image recovery in Logos. This revival is followed then by grace, which gives us freedom to sin, the resurrection of Christian personal, spiritual growth, always assisted by Christ. It is absolutely necessary, from this perspective, the right service, which primarily means compliance dogmatic and canonical on Holy Baptism; pastoral care, but also permanent church ministers, to those directly involved in receiving this Holy Sacraments: children, parents and godparents, through their catechesis and awareness to the place they occupy in the Church – the Body of Christ – in which they have been received through baptism.