According to Barth, use of representation in the poem has permitted Coleridge to escape realism (Symbolic, 138). Factual symbol for Coleridge is sacramental (Barth, Symbolic, 13). ... That emotional response is always there regardless of time and style (Barth, Symbiotic, 129). ... He also felt that an act of faith was analogous to an act of a poet because both bring entire soul of man into realm of activity (Barth, Symbolic, 12-13). ... He felt strong in God's Revelation and applied it to political and social problems (Barth, Christian Doctrine, 6). ...

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(Barth 1948) This is what John the Baptist did; he baptized them by immersion in the Jordan River that came to him, after they repented of their sins (Matthew 3, Mark 1, and Luke 3). Here we have our requirements for baptism as laid out by the Bible: 1) You must repent of your sins 2) You must be immersed in water 3) You must come to be baptized (not be brought) Later in Matthew 28:18-20 Jesus adds to these requirements that ...

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