CCC 1265

Baptism not only purifies from all sins, but also makes the neophyte "a new creature," an adopted son of God, who has become a "partaker of the divine nature,"⁶⁸ 2 Cor 5:17; 2 Pet 1:4; cf. Gal 4:5-7. member of Christ and coheir with him,⁶⁹ Cf. 1 Cor 6:15; 12:27; Rom 8:17. and a temple of the Holy Spirit.⁷⁰ Cf. 1 Cor 6:19.