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baptism
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Catholic tradition
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enables baptised to overcome stain of original sin
- re-enacting dying and rising again
- joining Church
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ritual
1) priest makes sign of cross on child's forehead
- symbolises that child belongs to christ
2) parents and godparents formally accept membership terms of church on child's behalf
- reject evil and sin
- make declaration of faith in GF, GS, GHS
3) baptism performer asks God to make water holy through Holy Spirit
- so child will be 'born of water and the Spirit'
4) baby immersed 3 times in water/ have poured over head 3 times
- 'I baptise you in the name of the F, and of the S, and of the HS'
- symbolises washing away of sin, and death and ressurection
5) baby anointed with perfumed oil consecrated by bishop, and given candle lit from Easter candle
- symbol of gift of HS
- now a member of church
- candle- child has died to sin and risen to new life with christ
6) child dressed in new white clothing
- symbolises new life free from sin
Baptist tradition
baptism- important as an ordinance from Jesus
- don't believe in sacraments/ symbolism
- learn about life of Jesus and copy
don't practise infant baptism
- Jesus was baptised as an adult
- don't believe in original sin
credobaptism
- a service of membership and commitment to church
- individual must know meaning and importance of ceremony
practice
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2) person makes short speech (testimony)
- outlines how they believe God has been working in their life
3) enters baptismal pool
- confirms that he/she turns from sin and accepts Jesus as saviour
4) minister says 'I baptise you in the name of the F, and of the S, and of the HS
- pushes candidate under water and pulls them up again
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infant baptism
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sacramental value
- individual doesn't need to do anything
- key effects of baptism depends on God's grace not own actions
- even newborns can recieve grace of baptism
mystery
- what happens at baptism depends on God's grace not human understanding
- God too mighty, wonderful and divine for human minds to grasp
- no-one can ever fully understand God
- so anyone can be baptised regardless of understanding
remedy for original sin
- everyone inherits original sin (even those who haven't sinned themselves)
- babies must be cleansed of this in case they die before they are old enough to profess faith themselves
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understanding
- baptism is an ordinance that babies cannot understand
- even washing away of sins- cannot understand
Jesus
- baptised as an adult
- should follow his example and practise adult baptism
early Church
- evidence for infant baptism in early church weak
- descriptions of specific baptisms only adults
- before baptised always ataught about Christian beliefs
- if not practise then, shouldn't be now
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