baptis

Some Lutherans feel that baptism is part of their being saved. I’d like to quote from a Lutheran in Makoti, North Dakota. “Baptism is not merely a symbol. It is the means God uses:

(1) to forgive sin,

(2) to save us,

(3) to create spiritual life through the giving of the Holy Spirit, thus beginning of formal membership in the church,

(5) [not sure where 4 went — it was missing] to adopt us into His family wherein we become legal heirs of His Kingdom, and

(6) to make us partners in Christ’s death and resurrection.” (from a church bulletin)