“ God loved the world so much, ” Jesus explained, “that he gave his only - begotten Son, in order that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life. ” ​ — John 3: 16.
وتشكل ذبيحة المسيح يسوع الفدائية تدبيرا مهمّا من جملة التدابير التي يرمز اليها هذا الماء .‏