Describe the process of Baptism
Baptism The second sacrament accepted by most Christians is baptism. It is the rite of initiation by which people enter the Church. Christians define baptism as being the 'outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace.' This means that when people are baptised they declare to the world that their sins are forgiven and they are living a new life. Christians believe that baptism is a demonstration of belonging to Jesus and identifying with him. Baptism is highly significant for Christians and is an extremely important part of their worship. It is significant for two main reasons. One of these is that Christians see baptism as an act of renewal. It marks an end to the person's former sinful life and a beginning to their new life with Christ. The other reason is that it is an act of renunciation. The candidate is asked if they will repent of their sins and denounce evil. They are giving up their past sinful existence and embracing Jesus's teachings. Baptism is only for teenagers and adults who recognise Jesus as their Saviour. Before being baptised, the candidate will be asked to attend preparation classes for approximately a month. These weekly classes consist of studying the Bible. The baptism service is usually part of the Sunday evening service. A candidate for baptism does not need to dress formally for the occasion and usually wears casual clothing. They sit
Personally I would disagree with this statement as I was baptised as a baby and I believe Infant baptism is of great significance and importance but I can understand why some would agree with this statement.
C) Personally I would disagree with this statement as I was baptised as a baby and I believe Infant baptism is of great significance and importance but I can understand why some would agree with this statement. Many Christian groups e.g. Roman Catholics strongly believe in baptising babies (i.e. Infant Baptism). These people believe that being baptised as a baby means that you will become a part of the community from a very young age. The child will be brought up in the faith of the church and as a result, will learn to pray, go to mass, and live a good Christian life, which is very important. The child will learn will learn the values of belonging to a Christian community e.g. help, love, support and forgiveness, respect for life etc. An example of help is shown when a member of the community dies. Everyone helps to wake and bury the dead person. Being baptised as a child allows the child to have a personal relationship with Christ from a very young age. Through baptism, all original sin will be removed from the baby, When the baby is anointed, he/she receives the strength to fight temptation. Another reason for baptising a baby is that the baby will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, which will help the child to make decisions throughout his/her life. Through the gift of the Holy Spirit, the child will receive courage, wisdom, knowledge and many other important
Although many groups argue over the mode and the age of baptism, all traditions agree that baptism is very important. Being baptised is important in many different ways. Baptism is very significant
b) Although many groups argue over the mode and the age of baptism, all traditions agree that baptism is very important. Being baptised is important in many different ways. Baptism is very significant, even today. Through baptism, we can receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The gift of the Holy Spirit is a gift, helps us to make important decisions during our lives. Along with this gift we receive the gifts of courage, wisdom, knowledge and understanding, and wonder and awe in God's presence. Being baptised means that we can call on the Holy Spirit at difficult times during our lives when we need help. The Holy Spirit gives us the courage to make the right decisions throughout our lives. At infant baptism we receive this gift at a very young age which many people find important. Through the Holy Spirit, we also learn to make the right judgement and therefore decide whom we are going to marry and whom we want to be with for the rest of our lives. The gift also helps us to make other important decisions such as: deciding a career, what to do with the rest of your life, whether or you want children and even buying a house. The Holy Spirit along with Jesus and the Father form the Trinity, three and yet one. They are all one God. So, in receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit, we are receiving God in our lives everyday, which is very important to Christians today. As
The Christian rites Of Passage
The Christian rites Of Passage I have chosen to do Baptism as my Christian rite of passage. Baptism is a sacrament and only the Quakers and ___________ do no perform this Christian rite of passage. Baptism is a rite of purification by water, an initiation service far the candidate who is taking part in the Infant service. There are 3 different types of baptism, infant, believers and christmation. Each of these is done differently depending on the church. For the Church of England Infant baptism the child is usually accompanied with its parents and their sponsors, godparents, the parents and godparents are asked to pray for, draw them by their example into the Christian faith and walk with them in the way of the Christ. Infant baptism candidates can also be adults who have not been baptised as a child as most churches look at baptism is an initial welcoming to the church, in the Church of England this is usually done at a young age to christen the baptismal name, at a young age the child is unable to speak far themselves so the parents and godparents are asked to do this. The parents and godparents are then asked to speak on behalf of the child by saying they will reject the temptation of the devil and turn to Christ far support and guidance. The president, or another minister, then signs the child with a cross and asks them to become a disciple of Christ and to fight
“ I was baptised as an infant; therefore I am a Christian” – Do you agree?
R.S 3 - " I was baptised as an infant; therefore I am a Christian" - Do you agree? If you were a Roman Catholic, then according to Father Brendan Kelly, you would be a Christian for life no matter if you decide whether or not carry on your faith when you are old enough to decided to do this or even if you decide to change religion. I believe that you are only a Christian if you have either been baptised at some stage in your life or go to church at a few times every 6 months. Although there are minor differences between views in the Roman Catholic Denomination, they still believe that if you have been Baptised (at whatever age) you stay a Christian at life. Roman Catholics are the only main denomination to believe this because of the "being born into a new life" theory. They believe that it doesn't matter if you don't believe in God, as long as you were baptised a part of God will always be inside of you, and with baptism we receive God's grace. They believe that even if you do not want to renew your faith with God, or go to church God will still inside of you and you will still have faith even if you do not wish to practice this. The view shown by the Roman Catholics is backed up by Galatians 3:27 " For as many of you were baptised into Christ have put on Christ" this shows that everyone was saved even children, so they must have been baptised. Baptists believe that to
PARENTS SHOULD NOT DECIDE TO BAPTISE BABIES BUT SHOULD WAIT UNTILL THEY ARE OLD ENOUGH TO DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES
PARENTS SHOULD NOT DECIDE TO BAPTISE BABIES BUT SHOULD WAIT UNTILL THEY ARE OLD ENOUGH TO DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES PART C SAKIB AHMED 114GH This statement is telling us that the parents should not decide to baptize the child as an infant but wait till it grows up and can understand, this is the viewpoint of the Pentecostals and the Baptists however the Roman Catholics and Anglicans have another opinion that the parents decides to baptise the baby at birth in this section I will explain the two opinions and my opinion on which is best. One denomination that choose to baptise babies soon after birth are the Roman Catholics they believe that it is important to baptise infants because they believe when infants are born they are born with original sin from Adam and Eve. So baptism cleans the original sin and the infants start a new life. Also Roman Catholics have other beliefs about baptism one of their beliefs is to baptise infants as an introduction to god to show its faith anther belief is that baptism is way of welcoming a infant into the community another belief is that Jesus never told them to either baptise infants or as adults they believe Jesus told Christians baptise all my followers this means infants and adults too The last belief is that the parent's responsibility and duty to choose a religion for the baby they are Christian they might wish their child to
Explain the meaning and the significance of Baptism today
Explain the meaning and the significance of Baptism today People decide to have their infants baptised for a variety of different reasons. Some Christians believe that Baptism is the correct way to bring a child into a church community, whereas others find Baptism a strict tradition which determines whether you enter the Kingdom of God. It is believed that Baptism is a definitive way of giving a child a 'good start' in life. This can be interpreted in different ways, one way is that the child is introduced to God via Baptism giving the infant a good start on his or her way to creating a healthy relationship with God. Another way this could be interpreted is that the child has been given a good start in the sense of life itself, Baptism's significance revolves around purifying and cleansing of sin. The 'good start' may be this. The child may be different following baptism, not in appearance or in behaviour, but spiritually and due to the promises accepted on behalf of the child at the Baptism. Following the Baptism, the child may be encouraged to embrace the church or left alone for the infant to decide for him/herself the right path towards God. This may be determined by the duties that the infant's godparents have undertaken by agreeing to actually be the godparents. Which as explained, includes accepting promises on behalf of the child, in this sense the godparents now
Describe and explain the central features of infant and believers’ baptism
RE COURSEWORK Skill A01 - Describe and explain the central features of infant and believers' baptism Baptism is one of the seven sacraments we receive first as a Roman Catholic. This is called the sacrament of initiation. When a person is baptised they are welcomed into the Church and original sin is forgiven. People get baptised to show they belong to the Christian faith. They promise that they will try and live in a Christian way. Not all the time baby's get baptised, adults also can get baptised. The word baptism comes from a Greek word 'baptizo' which means 'to dip'. Jesus' baptism Jesus was baptised when he was an adult in the river Jordan by his cousin John the Baptist who was only six months older than Jesus. At first John thought that it should have been the other way, Jesus baptizing him. As soon as Jesus came out of the water, he saw heaven opening and the Spirit coming down like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, 'You are my own dear Son. I am pleased with you.' So John appeared in the desert, baptising and preaching. 'Turn away from your sins and be baptised and God will forgive your sins' he told the people. Many people of Jerusalem and Judaea went to hear what John the Baptist had to say. The people confessed their sins and he baptised them in the River Jordan. A sacrament is an outward sign of an inward grace ordained by Jesus Christ. A
Explain how the story of Jesus' Baptism in Mark's Gospel helps Christians to understand why baptism is important in the Church today. Select and explain the most important features of infant and believers baptism.
Explain how the story of Jesus' Baptism in Mark's Gospel helps Christians to understand why baptism is important in the Church today. Select and explain the most important features of infant and believers baptism. Christians today are followers of Jesus Christ and try to follow Him and His teachings as best they can. As followers we sometimes literally follow his example. Obvious examples of Christians today following Jesus are when we get baptised and when we celebrate the Eucharist. Today these two practices are referred to as Dominical Sacraments because they can be traced back to Jesus. In Mark's Gospel, we are told that Jesus travelled from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptised by John in the River Jordan. Immediately after emerging from the water, the heavens tore apart, and the Spirit like a dove descended on him. A voice came from heaven, declaring, "You are my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased". Jesus' baptism was the starting point of his public life which involved preaching, teaching and working miracles. These are the defining qualities of Jesus of which we base our faith on, and all of which happen after his baptism. This makes Jesus' baptism, and baptism itself seem all the more meaningful and it is why, to this day, Christians hold baptism with high importance and respect, and get baptised. There are two main forms of baptism: Infant and
Christian Theology on the Holy Spirit
Christian Theology on the Holy spirit The holy spirit is obtained by God during baptism. Baptism is a sacrament in the church and many Christians believe in baptism as it says in the bible that unless a person is baptised by the water of the spirit they shall not enter the kingdom of god. Also the Holy Spirit is believed to give a person guidance throughout their lives. It acts as an inner conscience telling a person what is right and what is wrong. Sin is separation from God and in order to be cleansed Christians believe they should repent and confess. Jesus died on the cross for the sins of humans and sin can be seen as selfishness. i.e- a pleasure just to satisfy the human self. God orders all humans to be pure and gives them laws/commandments to live by. The Holy spirit is believe to be part of the trinity which is another fundamental Christian believe. The trinity consists of the father the son and the holy spirit. Christians are called to Love God and the Holy Spirit. It is important that if a person wants the guidance of the holy spirit that they ask for it because the holy spirit will only work inside a person if a person allows it to work inside them. A good example of the power of the holy spirit is when tongues of fire descended upon the disciples and gave them the power to preach the word of God in many languages and therefore making the gospel a universal