1 Baptism is “for the forgiveness of sins”Peter said, "Repent and be baptized every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." (Acts 2:38). Peter said that baptism is "for the forgiveness of sins" (Acts 2:38).
the principal effects of Baptism are grace, a washing of regeneration, a renewal by the Holy Spirit, an enlightenment, a gift, an anointing, a clothing, a bath, a seal.
Salvation comes from accepting christ as your personal lord and savior. It's like what marriage is designed to be. Getting married won't make you fall in love, marriage is the ceremony to display that love and commitment. Baptism is the ceremony to symbolize the commitment you have made to the lord with your life.
Removal of original sin and of actual sin, if present. Imprinting of an indelible sign that consecrates the person for Christian Worship. A member of Christ. Entry into Christ's mystical body, the Church.
A person gets to heaven by believing in the salvation message in the bible, and THROUGH Jesus Christ (becoming saved/born again). Not by any other way, and that includes being baptised; being baptised does NOT earn you a ticket to heaven.
Baptism is not merely an identifying with Christ nor a sign that the salvific benefits of Christ's death are applied to each Chris- tian. 16 Baptism into Christ, Paul says, is an inclusion into the event of Christ's death, an incorporation into the cross.
Major denominations
- Roman Catholicism.
- Eastern Orthodoxy.
- Oriental Orthodoxy.
- Lutheranism.
- Anglicanism.
- Methodism.
- Reformed tradition.
- Latter-day Saint (Mormon)
While their motivation is certainly right, the Bible does not instruct us to be baptized again every time we backslide but repent. Communion is the right sacrament to partake of after we have repented and turned back to the Lord.
Given once for all, Baptism cannot be repeated. The baptisms of those to be received into the Catholic Church from other Christian communities are held to be valid if administered using the Trinitarian formula. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church explains: 1256.
Possibility #1: Jesus was baptized in order to identify with those he came to save. And Jesus knewthat he too must identify himself with this movement towards God” John's baptism was part of the people's turning from sin and turning toward God. Jesus wanted to identify with this turning.
Baptism erases original sin but the inclination to sin remains. Baptism confers original sanctifying grace, lost through the Adam's sin, thus eliminating original sin and any personal sin.
Matthew records that when Jesus asked John to baptise him, John was reluctant to do so. This could be for the following reasons: baptism is for the forgiveness of sin, yet Jesus is God's son and therefore sinless. Jesus is the greater person John has been telling people about, so John does not feel worthy to baptise
Other terminology is used in Acts to indicate Spirit baptism, such as "filled". "Baptized in the Spirit" indicates an outward immersion into the reality of the Holy Spirit, while "filled with the Spirit" suggests an internal diffusion. Both terms speak to the totality of receiving the Spirit.
John the Baptist was a 1st-century mission preacher on the banks of the River Jordan. He baptized Jews for repentance in the River Jordan. At the start of his ministry, Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist.
If a priest is not available, "anyone who is baptised can perform the baptism."
Certainly women were baptised by women. When the church began baptising infants there was no longer any need for women in the ministry to baptise women, and the female ministers were abolished. Further: The Apostolic Tradition may throw light on baptismal practice in the New Testament.
Born again is a phrase used by many Protestants to describe the phenomenon of gaining faith in Jesus Christ. It is an experience when everything they have been taught as Christians becomes real, and they develop a direct and personal relationship with God.
John the Baptist, who is considered a forerunner to Christianity, used baptism as the central sacrament of his messianic movement. Christians consider Jesus to have instituted the sacrament of baptism. The earliest Christian baptisms were probably normally by immersion, though other modes, such as pouring, were used.
The Roman Catholic Church views confirmation as a sacrament instituted by Jesus Christ. It confers the gifts of the Holy Spirit (wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, fortitude, piety, and fear of the Lord) upon the recipient, who must be a baptized person at least seven years old.
the spirit of [3] right judgment and [4] courage, the spirit of [5] knowledge and [6] reverence. This prayer names the traditional "Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit." The biblical origin of these seven gifts is found in Isaiah (11:1-3) where he is foretelling the qualities of the Messiah.
In the Old Testament, those who became priests or kings had oil poured on their heads and the Spirit of the Lord came to them, and chrism is still used to signify the spirit of God and the anointing by the Holy Spirit. This begins at Baptism, and a person's confirmation strengthens their connection with God.
Original sin, in Christian doctrine, the condition or state of sin into which each human being is born; also, the origin (i.e., the cause, or source) of this state.
Ministers of the sacraments
| Sacrament | Ordinary ministers |
|---|
| Baptism | any clergy1 |
| Confirmation | bishop |
| Eucharist (consecration)² | bishop or priest |
| Distribution of Holy Communion³ | clergy (including deacons) |
