Baptism expressed a commitment and a desire ... we know Jesus as God's image and the model of what human beings can be. Paul's letter to the Philippians (2:5-11) tells us that the divine Son ...

New Life in Christ Baptism symbolizes the death of the old self and the birth of a new life in Christ. Saint Paul, in the Letter to the Romans (6:3-4), explains that through baptism we participate ...