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What does Water symbolise ?

Life – makes things grow and live. Purity - Cleansing/ washing. What does Water symbolise ?. Death – drowning power. To explain how Baptism is the Sacrament of New life in God To explain the difference Baptism makes to your life

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What does Water symbolise ?

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  1. Life – makes things grow and live Purity - Cleansing/ washing What does Water symbolise ? Death – drowning power To explain how Baptism is the Sacrament of New life in God To explain the difference Baptism makes to your life To evaluate whether baptised Christians are better people than non-baptised Christians.

  2. 1. Draw the graph. 2. Replace A, B and C with one of the boxes on the right. (Which box is A ?) 3. Explain in your own words what happens in B and how it symbolises new life in God. drowning by water, and being washed clean in it Baptism Baptism is about drowning: dying with Jesus , to rise up into new life like Him. Living a normal, animal life **Baptism is the first of all the Sacraments. Why is it so important? New life in the Holy Spirit with Jesus C A B

  3. If you ONLY live as an ordinary human-animal, can you.. …rise out of your grave ? …enjoy heaven with God and all the holy people of God ? …love God ? …live like God’s child on earth ? …live like Jesus for others ? Discuss with your partner. *Which of these would be the most important for you to be able to do ? Explain 3 reasons why baptism is important. Baptism is important because without baptism you could not……because..(explain your answer) How do these reasons show that God cares and loves us ? **what is it about our natural animal life that prevents us from living like this without baptism ??

  4. Baptism frees us from Original Sin Write out the 4 questions leaving 4 lines space (6 if you have v. big handwriting) Answer the question for the paper you have been given. 1. What is it like to be living a “natural” life? 2. What is it like to be living God’s life ? 3. What is Original Sin? 4. What does Baptism do ?

  5. 1. What is it like to be living a “natural” life? 2. What is it like to be living God’s life ? 3. What is Original Sin? 4. What does Baptism do ? Original Sin 1. However hard we try, we are selfish, pleasure seeking, greedy creatures: it’s natural to be like that. This kind of living cannot get any better than the pleasure of food, warmth, sex, safety etc. 2. With God, we can be changed so we no longer find happiness by being selfish & pleasure seeking, but in living as God wants us to, loving Him and others. 3. Original Sin is the fact that we prefer being selfish & greedy, even if it means hurting others and going against God. It is hard for us to lose that attitude. • People often ask: “What is the difference between a “good” person, who tries to live their life doing good, and a Christian ? • What would you answer about the difference that Baptism makes to someone ? Does it mean that Christians will always be better people than non-Christians? 4. In Baptism, God’s power breaks us free from that secret selfishness, and from then on, His Spirit keeps on working within us, to make us like Jesus.

  6. Which is the odd one out? What have the others got in common?

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