How has the Church responded to the message ‘repent and be baptised?’
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Introduction
How has the Church responded to the message 'repent and be baptised?' Christians believe that baptism is kind of a joining ceremony. It shows their faith to their religion. There are two types of baptism; Infant baptism and adult baptism. Infant baptism is the baptism of small children, usually about 6-18 months. ...read more.
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In an adult baptism, the adult chooses to join the Christian religion and repent his/her sins. The Baptist church practices this type of baptism. The person who is going to be baptised explains to the vicar, before the ceremony, why s/he wants to be baptised. ...read more.
Conclusion
Some churches do infant baptism and some churches prefer to do adult baptism. All the persons family are there to witness them being baptised. The water is a sign of the water washing away their sins. It is also how Jesus was baptised. Someone who I know that has been baptised is Mrs Marshall who came in and told us about when she got baptised. Her family was there who supported her. ...read more.
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