Properly understood, it is ordered toward communion with the Most Holy Trinity and participation in the redemptive mission of Jesus Christ. It is grounded in Sacred Scripture and transmitted through Sacred Tradition, forming part of the coherent unity of Christian teaching. It safeguards revealed truth while inviting deeper intellectual assent and personal conversion. In catechetical instruction, baptism in sacred scripture serves not merely as an abstract principle but as a lived reality shaping sacramental life, moral formation, and prayer. Baptism in Sacred Scripture designates a defined doctrinal reality within the Catholic faith that arises from divine revelation and is authoritatively interpreted by the Church’s Magisterium.
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