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To: annalex; OLD REGGIE; RnMomof7; metmom
The reference is the water of baptism.

No, there is no mention of dunking in water at all. Jesus never baptized anybody but his disciples did and they were nowhere around, however, in this passage Jesus is speaking to a Samaritan woman, they were at the well and he definitely spoke about drinking this water he would give.

John 4:14
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

5,856 posted on 12/26/2010 1:48:08 PM PST by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to him.)
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To: boatbums; annalex; RnMomof7; 1000 silverlings; Alex Murphy; bkaycee; blue-duncan; caww; ...
annalex: The reference is the water of baptism.

bb: No, there is no mention of dunking in water at all. Jesus never baptized anybody but his disciples did and they were nowhere around, however, in this passage Jesus is speaking to a Samaritan woman, they were at the well and he definitely spoke about drinking this water he would give.

John 4:14
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

Which is it now, I wonder? Is it drinking water that brings life or drinking blood?

Perhaps some Catholic can enlighten us to this apparent contradiction of the very words of Jesus Himself?

5,865 posted on 12/26/2010 3:33:27 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: boatbums; OLD REGGIE; RnMomof7; metmom

The reference to specifically drinking is apparently due to the circumstance that Jesus asked for a physical drink. From that, a simile is made to the saving water of baptism. The fact remains that there is no instruction to the apostles to drink nor to give out a drink, but there is the instruction to give out Christ’s body and blood under the appearances of bread and wine, and to baptize. Baptism, like the Eucharist, gives everlasting life.


6,577 posted on 01/03/2011 6:12:32 PM PST by annalex (http://www.catecheticsonline.com/CatenaAurea.php)
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