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     What does Baptism mean for St. Paul? He clearly writes that when one comes to faith in Jesus Christ, his faith is sealed in the Sacrament of Baptism. Paul gives a simple explanation in the Letter to the Romans: “Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into his death? We were buried with him in Baptism by his death so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.” (Rom 6:3-5)

     For St. Paul, the answer for sin and death is faith in Jesus Christ and through the power of the Holy Spirit given to the person in Baptism, he becomes a partaker in the divine naure and a son of God. Baptism constitutes our real death to the world, which destroys all that separates us from the love of God. It also makes us sharers in Christ’s resurrection so that now we live in the law of God’s grace, love and mercy. Baptism bestows on the person the hope that all of the person’s potential for holiness is unlocked and made possible to be ultimately lived out.

     Baptism is our spiritual birthday. Now REAL live begins. REAL life is life with God. REAL life is life in Christ. REAL life is formed and brought to fulfillment by the Holy Spirit.

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