{n} a washing or sprinkling with water, a holy ordinance and sign of admission into Christ's Church
Baptism means to wash with water In the church, baptism is water combined with God's promise of forgiveness In baptism, God washes away our sins and makes us His children List of Terms
The sacrament that celebrates a person's joining of the Church At our baptisms we are cleansed from sin, and adopted by God Since we can only be adopted once, baptism is a final, non-repeatable act The Episcopal Church practices both adult and infant baptism One can be baptized by being immersed, by being sprinkled, or by having water poured on them Baptism and Holy Communion are the two great sacraments of the Episcopal Church
(Gr "immersion into water for purification)" A sacrament instituted by Christ Himself, this is the regeneration "of water and the spirit" (John 3: 5) An Orthodox baptism is administered by the priest‹in case of absolute emergency, however, by a layman (aerobaptismos)‹through three complete immersions and by pronouncing the individual's name along with the name of the Trinity, "the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit Amen" Chrismation follows immediately after baptism
The entry rite into the Christian church, which can take place as a baby or as an adult
Water Baptism is the act in which a Christian publicly declares that he has joined God's side It is supposed to represent our death, burial and resurrection in Jesus Christ Death to sin, burial of the old self and resurrection to a new life in Christ Baptism happens with water which also symbolizes the entire process of cleansing from sin Now there are several methods of baptism: By immersion - The total submersion of the whole body under water This was the method used by the early church Sprinkling - Sprinkling water on the head Pouring - Pouring water on the head Some people even baptize without water They may use rose petals, wine or anything that they think is symbolically meaningful Of course this is not biblical See Baptism of the Holy Spirit
1 spiritual awakening 2 rebirth to spiritual consciousness 3 true baptism into beliefs or religions 4 uniting of spiritual growth with higher consciousness
A religious ceremony first associated with John the Baptist (Mark 1: 4; 11: 30; Luke 7: 29) and performed on converts in the infant Christian community (Acts 2: 38-41; 19: 3-5) Baptism may have derived from ritual cleansings with water practiced by the Essenes, from some Pharisees' use of it as a conversion alternative to circumcision, or from initiation rites into Hellenistic mystery religions In Christianity, it is the ceremony of initiation into the church, performed either by total immersion in water or by pouring water on the head
Baptism in water - in the name of Christ involves a person in complete identification with him Going down into the water represents death to the old life Coming up out of the water represents resurrection and spiritual rebirth to the new life in Christ (Romans 6) Baptism is commanded by Jesus in Matthew 28: 19 Becoming a Christian involves - faith in Christ; repentance, baptism and receiving the Holy Spirit Baptism is an outward sign of God's grace changing our hearts
The English words "baptize" and "baptism" are derived from a Greek root: "baptizr," which means "to immerse," "to dip under," or "to wash " Within Christianity, it is usually performed by a member of the clergy in a church setting, thus welcoming an individual into the church Denominations disagree about the method (immersion or sprinkling), the age at which the ritual is done, and additional consequences of baptism Some Christian groups maintain that baptism is required before a person can be saved; some say that only those baptized in their denomination or in a certain way can be saved
the rite admitting an individual to the Christian church; after the missionising period carried out in early infancy
a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism
The application of water as a sign and symbol of God's grace and love Baptism signifies the beginning of life in Christ, not its end Baptism is the same whether given to those who confess their faith on their own or those whose parents confess their faith and promise to raise their child in that faith (As a young adult the child can then reaffirm those promises for themselves See Confirmation )
Initiation into the Christian faith by sprinkling, pouring, or immersion in water while the Trinitarian formulae (In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) is recited (WDTT) Initiation rite is separate from Jewish circumcision Jesus was baptized by John (Mat 3: 13-, Mk 1: 9-11, Lk 3: 21-22), Holy Spirit descended on Jesus and God proclaimed Jesus as "Son"
( SEE: Believer's Baptism, Pedobaptism, Baptism of Blood, Baptism of Desire, Baptismal Regeneration )
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