SCRIPTURE COMMENTARY #114
Jesus answered: "Amen, amen, I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." (John 3:5)
DISCOURSE WITH NICODEMUS: Our Lord has revealed to us the chief truths of the Christian religion.
6. THE NECESSITY OF BAPTISM: Only he who is born again of water and of the Holy Ghost has any part in the kingdom of God. By Baptism man becomes a member of God's kingdom upon earth, i. e. the Church of Jesus Christ, and an heir of God's kingdom in heaven. Thus Baptism is absolutely necessary to salvation. [The Church teaches that, with regard to the actual Sacrament of Baptism, either the the actual Sacrament "or a desire for it" is necessary for salvation.]
[From 'A Practical Commentary on Holy Scripture' by Bishop Knecht, D.D.]
(1899 Douay-Rheims Bible)
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