Questions for reflection and conversation:
People fulfill their baptismal promises in many ways at home, at work, and in their communities. Brother Karekin Yarian, BSG has chosen to do so within a religious community.
These are the promises we made, or were made on our behalf, at baptism:
Celebrant
Will you continue in the apostles’ teaching and
fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the
prayers?
People
I will, with God’s help.
Celebrant
Will you persevere in resisting evil, and, whenever
you fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord?
People
I will, with God’s help.
Celebrant Will you proclaim by word and example the
Good
News of God in Christ?
People
I will, with God’s help.
Celebrant
Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving
your neighbor as yourself?
People
I will, with God’s help.
Celebrant
Will you strive for justice and peace among all
people, and respect the dignity of every human
being?
People
I will, with God’s help.
1. What do you do right now to fulfill each of these five promises?
2. What Christian practices would you like to begin or deepen to fulfill these promises?
3. What do you need to sustain your commitment? (Answers may include support from community, time for prayer or study, education, and so on.)
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