What do you have to do in the ceremony as godfather?

Answer 1

baptism (or 'christening') is a sacrament of the church where a person begins a new relationship with God by repenting of sins, turning away from evil and turning to God in a new relationship with Him. The symbol of cleansing water spinkled over the baprised person (or in some denominations like the Baptists, full immersion in water) is a physical sign of that cleansing and new life. In some churches such as the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches, the baptism of infants or babies is common rather than solely the baptism of adults (as in the Baptist Church), although adults can be baptised as well. If a baby is baptised, then, of course, he or she cannot answer for him or herself when it comes to making promises to turn away from sin and to turn towards God. Instead, the godparents make these promises on behalf of the child - that they repent of their sin, they turn away from evil and they turn to God. In addition they promise that they will do their best to ensure, with the child's parents, that they will help bring up the child in the Christian faith with Christian morals and standards.