Baptism and Christening

No. The Baptist church doesn't have infant baptism where the function of godparents is to speak for the child. As the person to be baptized in a Baptist church must be able to have decided for themselves on following Christ and receiving baptism, they don't have godparents to speak for them.

To be sanctified is to be set apart as holy, for a special or sacred use. Baptism, when scripturally applied is an act of good concious toward God, showing the burial and resurrection of our Lord, as putting down the old man into a watery grave and then being raised from the watery grave in the newness of life, a life hence forth dedicated to the service of the Lord. Baptism is the spiritual ritual that is the door to the Church, where by one becomes a member of the body of Christ, the Church, the root and ground of truth in this world, the forum wherein God receives his honor and glory. You see, it is one thing to be saved but quite another to be a God recognized member of His church where by we may honor Him in this world. It is God's grace that saves us through the faith of Jesus His Son, His grace that keeps us saved and His grace where by we find strength to live for him.

The person is blessed with water as a symbol of being born through the water into Christ's holy church. Every church does it a little differently but it's the same meaning. The church family acknowledges the person as a person of God and promises to foster their relationship with God and His holy church. They are now part of "the family"

The oil represents the Holy Spirit.

Below is one verse in which anointing with oil is mentioned in the Bible.

James 5:14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.3

For those interested, Exodus gives us the ingredients in the oil that was used for anointment.

In Exodus 30:22-37 we have as ingredients:

- liquid myrrh

- sweet-smelling cinnamon ( a kind of cinnamon of the laurel family)

- aromatic cane (sweet cane or sugar cane)

- cassia (inner bark of cinnamon, one of the perfumes used at Roman funerals)

- olive oil

We anoint you with oil as a sing that you are a honored Child of God, touched by the Holy Spirit.

It represents the cleansing of the soul of original sin.

baptism is like the rebirth of the person, and white represents purity of the soul.

at my parish the little girls,preteen and teen girls up to 17 wear the same baptism outfits as the infant girls wear only larger.they wear the white gown,bonnet,tights and shoes.for their diaper,they wear a cloth diaper with plastic pants over it under their tights.a white under shirt is also worn and tucked in to the waist of the tights.the girls symbolize their purity and innocence of an infant for their baptisms by wearing these outfits.

At Baptism the priest instructs the person to present the white garment, unblemished by sin, at his/her final judgement.

The white garment represents putting on Christ. It is a sign of becoming a new creation, clothed with Christ. It is an outward sign of the Christian dignity of the baptized, allowed to bring that dignity unstained into eternal life.

Baptizing is done in the Christian religion. Certain denominations of Christianity, for instance, Catholics or Lutherans baptize infants. Other denominations like Baptists and Pentacostals believe that baptism comes after a person believes in Jesus as their savior, which could be a child capable of understanding the gospel or an adult.

It's a term meaning being baptised in water. Being baptised is also called going into the liquid grave because it symbolizes dying and then being rose up in the day of ressurection or when Jesus comes back to Earth to gather up his children. Baptismal water can also be poured or sprinkled, in which case the symbolism is of washing. There is a debate between Christians as to which of the methods is the Biblical one.

I think something in silver maybe, like they used to do in the 19th century. Or maybe someting really authentic that the baby can keep for years and still have when they're grown up and say, 'My grandparents got me this as a christening present.'

I think something in silver maybe, like they used to do in the 19th century. Or maybe someting really authentic that the baby can keep for years and still have when they're grown up and say, 'My grandparents got me this as a christening present.'

If the parents do not have a christening gown for baby yet, I think buying (sponsoring) the gown is also a good gift idea. I would not necessarily buy the gown without the parents having agreed to it, meaning they should be involved in the selection!

Otherwise there are more religious and more 'worldly' gifts or also symbolic gifts. You can find great christening gift ideas at the link below (named Best Christening Gift Ideas).

The color of Baptism is white, which is used to symbolize Faith, Hope, Purity and New Life. When preforming a baptism a priest wears a white stole and the infant or catechumen is often dressed in white, or is ceremoniously presented with a white garment, and given a white candle.

because it washes children and adults from their sins when they enter Christianity

Yes, the Eastern Orthodox Christian Church does baptise members. Unless you are a baptised member, you cannot receive Holy Communion, or any other Mysteries of the Church. The word 'baptize' means to immerse in water. The Orthodox Church continues this Apostolic practice of baptising by triple immersion.

Baptism is a powerful symbol of Jesus' blood washing us of our sins. Of course, it will not mean anything if there's no personal relation to Him. And even after being baptized a christian still needs His forgiveness for the sins committed after that.

The common item used in all baptisms is water; Catholics, Orthodox and many Anglicans use blessed water i.e. water upon which the Holy Spirit has been called down. Most Protestant groups use unblessed water. Catholics, Orthodox and some other Christians also use; - Oil of Catechumens to symbolize strength - Oil of Chrism to symbolise being chosen by God - Candle to symbolise the light of Christ - White garment to symbolise being wrapped in the purity of Christ.

Baptism in the Roman Catholic Church is the first of seven sacraments. It is the rite whereby the person accepts the invitation of Christ and joins the Catholic Church. During the ritual a person is asked such questions as "Do you believe on one God , the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and Earth?" as well as "Do you renouce Satan?" Baptism sets you free from the darkness of sin. It is still primarily performed when one is a baby and the Godparents answer for the child, but more adults are being baptised as part of the Church's Rite of Christian Doctrine for Adults (or RCIA program)

The Holy Ghost baptism is simply being filled with the Spirit of God. It is His Spirit regenerating your spirit, which is dead because of sin. When Adam sinned, his spirit became dead because of sin and sin fell on all of mankind. The Bible say "God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." So our spirit needed to be regenerated by God's Spirit. That is why we must be "born again." Which simply means to be born from above. When one receives the Holy Ghost baptism, he or she will speak in tongues as the initial evidence. Mark 16:17 "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues." You will see this in Acts 10:44-46, Acts 19:1-6, and Acts 2:1-4.

People are baptized because Jesus was baptized, and baptism is part of the Christian Walk. I Peter 3:21 states: "The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ.".