A few thoughts on Baptism from a sermon on Baptism by Saint Pacian, bishop Who, O God, is like you? you take away guilt. As we have borne the image of the earthly man, so we shall bear the image of him who is from heaven; since the first man who came from the earth, is earthly, but the second man who came from heaven, is heavenly. And so, dearly beloved, we shall not die anymore. Even if we fall asleep in this body, we shall live in Christ, as he said: Whoever believes in me, even if he die, shall live….
1 Corinthians 15:47; Colossians 3:9 -10
The first man was formed from the dust of the earth, the second man is from heaven. Just as we resemble the man of dust, so we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.
You have stripped off your old self and have become a new man and you advanced toward true knowledge, the more you are formed in new in the image of your Creator. Just as we resemble the man of dust, so we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.
May God Be Praised!
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