Of Holy Baptism

The pure and true doctrine of our churches concerning this article of Holy Baptism:

I. That there is but one Baptism and one washing [ablution]—not such as is wont to remove the filth of

the body, but [such as] washes us from sins.

II. Through Baptism, as the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost, God saves us, and

works in us such righteousness and cleansing from sins that he who perseveres in this covenant and

confidence unto the end is not lost, but has eternal life.

III. All who are baptized into Christ Jesus are baptized into His death, and through Baptism are buried

with Him into His death, and have put on Christ.

IV. Baptism is the washing of regeneration for the reason that in it we are born anew, and sealed with and

graciously [by grace] given the Spirit of adoption.

V. Except a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. However, this

does not refer to a case of necessity.

VI. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and by nature we all are the children of God’s wrath, for we

are begotten of sinful seed and are all conceived in sins.