born of water

[Originalist]

Originally Posted by Sean

Not the water alone, my friend, but the NAME spoken over the candidate being baptized in the water is a SUPERNATURAL event.

It(water and the name, Jesus) works on our sin nature, just like using oil in the book of James is needed(and the prayer of faith) in the healing process.

Both of these events invite the miracle of God, because of our obedience to using water or oil in the process.

So the repentant sinner invoking Jesus Christ while being baptized won't do, huh? That name only has supernatural power if the the baptizer invokes it over the sinner who is being baptized.

Welcome to the Catholic Church.