THE LIFE IN CHRIST - The Second Book - Nicholas Cabasilas

Please consider donating to support the ongoing freely accessibly narration projects at: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U5LVZ28LK275CTHE SECOND BOOK: What contribution Holy Baptism makes to the life in ChristHow the Holy Mysteries unite us to ChristBaptism as the new birth in ChristHow the various ceremonies preceding Baptism prepare for the new life in Christ: a) The exorcism, b) The insufflation, c) The stripping of the candidate, d) The renunciation, e) The recitation of the Nicene Creed, f) The anointing before BaptismThe baptimal act and its significanceThe invocation of the Three-fold NameHow we in Baptism appropriate the saving acts of ChristBaptism and original sinThe deliverance which Baptism obtains for usHow Baptism confers newness of life in ChristExursus - on the resurrection of the deadHow apostasy cannot destroy Christ's giftBaptism and the powers of the age to comeHow the effects of Baptism are shownThe example of the martyrs for ChristHow Baptism enables us to endure all things for ChristHow experience prepared the saintsHow Baptism has converted scoffers to ChristBaptism as a personal experience of GodHow this experience engenders love for HimThe testimony of Saint John Chrysostom to this effectSummary: The effects of Baptism