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Baptism and Christening
Baptism and Christening are Christian sacraments. It has different meanings and methods of being carried out depending on the branch of Christianity it is being associated with. Baptism can range from a sprinkling of water from a cup onto a persons head to fully submerging the person into a river.
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When does a water baptism take place?
In the Catholic church: and other denominations that practice infant baptisms, Most infants are baptized around 1-3 months of age, but there are no strict guidelines on exactly how old they should be, except that the prudential guidance of the Church suggests they occur as soon.
Protestants and others, believe that you should be baptized after you are after the age of consent and accept the Lord of your own free will.
Why was John the Baptist able to baptize without anyone questioning him?
Actually, the Pharisees DID question him.
Who was the founder of Baptism?
You could say that it was John the Baptist because he was the firt to properly baptise people.
He also baptised Jesus.
John the baptist was not the first Baptist. Many people tend to think that Baptism is a purely Christian Thing, However, this is not the case. In Jewish Tradition there are three forms of Baptism:
1: by Women to attain purification following the completion of their menstrual cycle.
2: by Jewish men to attain a form of ritual purity.
3: as part of conversion to Judaism.
The symbol of water to cleanse and purify has been in human tradition for a long time. John the Baptist was merely performing that what had been in Jewish teaching and tradition for many many years.
The symbolisation is that the person will clean themselves, or wash themselves before entering a new way of life, or to make themselves pure in order to move into a spiritual state of grace. Many Christians like to distance themselves from the Jewish way of life, thinking that they are new and the completion of the Jewish tradition. Yet in doing so they forget their very roots, after all, Jesus was a Jew.
Answer2: The Jews performed cleansing rites upon themselves. The baptism John performed, though, was not a kind of ritual bathing familiar to the Jews. That John came to be known as the Baptizer indicates that the immersion he performed was different. Jewish religious leaders even sent a delegation to him to inquire: "Why . . . do you baptize?"-John 1:25. The cleansing required by the Mosaic Law had to be repeated as often as a worshipper became unclean. This was not true of the baptism John performed nor of that later practiced by Christians. John's baptism indicated repentance and a rejection of a former life course. Christian baptism symbolized the fact that a person had dedicated himself to God. The Christian did so once, not over and over again.
The ritual bathing performed in the homes of the Jewish priests and in the public baths close to the Temple Mount bore nothing more than a superficial resemblance to Christian baptism. The respective meanings of these immersions were completely different. The Anchor Bible Dictionary observes: "A scholarly consensus holds that John [the Baptizer] did not take over or adapt any particular baptism from his milieu," that is, from Judaism. The same can be said of the baptism practiced in the Christian congregation.
Baptism of the lord feast day?
The Baptism of the Lord is celebrated on the feast: the Solemnity of the Epiphany, usually celebrated in the Roman church on 6th of January.
Can a person be baptised after death?
No the person would have to be still living. If someone has died without being baptised a 'Prayer for the dead' can be said and offered up.
Is baptism of repentance and reconciliation the same?
Eph:4:5: One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Col:2:12: Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
Mk:1:4: John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
I have a baptism certificate but dont know where I was baptised?
This depends on which church you were baptised into. The churches of the Anglican Communion, The Roman Catholic Church, and the Orthodox churches all keep baptismal records. Alternatively, your certificate should note your Godparents- they would know where you were baptised since they were present. Your parents will have also been present. If you know the geographical location generally of your baptism (in a certain town or city, for example) you should contact the pastor or priest of the relevant denomination of your baptism.
Baptisms in some churches are seen as valid in others, other churches may require you to be 'rebaptised'. Since Baptism is full and effective, you cannot be baptised more than once. See http://www.cofe.anglican.org/lifeevents/baptismconfirm/sectiona.html for more information.
Why does the baptism water go on the forehead?
It's because Jesus was baptised that way. The reason Jesus had the oil poured on his head was because he was standing when he was baptised and the water would go down his whole body. Now we follow in tradition but infants can't stand.
Why is a baby given a name at baptism?
Your baptismal name is your name among the gods/saints. The name you are given at birth is your name among friends family etc.
What are the stages of Believers Baptism?
"The stages"? Sounds like you might be looking for what some particular theologian taught. But I would say the crucial stages are belief, confession of faith, and baptism in water. The church's response accepting and welcoming the newly baptized believer also seems important. To many the total immersion is important, symbolizing death and burial, and the coming out of the water, symbolizing resurrection. Some may add anointing with oil or tasting of salt.
What is the significance of honey during an Islamic baptism?
There is nothing called Islamic baptism. Muslims, per Islam religion teachings, do not believe in baptism which is believed in by Christians as rituals to get one purified from what they call the Adam original sin. Muslims believe that the Sin of Adam and Eve was forgiven by God upon Adam and Eve repent. Muslims believe also that everyone is responsible of his doings and sayings and is responsible of the consequences. No one bears the sins of others.
When do Hispanics baptize their babies?
That is not a Jehovah's witness question really. Jehovah's Witnesses get baptized when they are old enough to understand what they are doing and dedicate their lives to the doing of Jehovah's will. This is true of any one of Jehovah's Witnesses weather hispanic or not. This would not be possible for a baby. Jesus Christ was 30 when he was baptized.
What is the order of the sacraments for baptism?
The first is Baptism/Christening.
The second is Confession/Penance
The third is Eucharist/ First Holy Communion
The fourth is Confirmation
The next depends, you could be a priest Holy Orders/ordination
you could marry- Marriage
and the last is Anointing/Last Rites.
Is baptism a symbol of of dying and rising again?
It is a symbol of being bathed in the blood of Christ showing His covering of your sins, and you outward expression of you inward love.
Why is water a symbol of baptism?
It is a symbol because holy water cleanses (washes away) your original sin passed down form the first man and woman ------Adam and Eve.
Baptism is valuable because its a symbol that you have been saved and is a born again christian. It is also a command that if you get saved you are suppose to do it. However it is not a requirement of salvation in other words you can still go to Heaven if you are not baptized.
What is the role of pastor emeritus?
The title "Pastor Emeritus" usually refers to a pastor who has been involved greatly in a congregation's life. This pastor may have been the one who founded the particular church body, or one who had just retired. Usually a Pastor Emeritus is given the title as an honor and as a way of saying, "well done, now you can rest." In other words, a Pastor Emeritus is not expected to continue his work at the church, but to enjoy retirement. This does not mean that the Pastor Emeritus cannot agree to fill in or assist when needed.
What is the relationship between Baptism and Original Sin?
Original Sin, created by our original parents Adam and Eve occurred when they both ate of the forbidden fruit in Genesis 1 and 2. Baptism forgives the Original Sin, thus 'erasing' it. By erasing the stain of Original Sin, baptism opens the soul to receive the supernatural grace of God given to mankind via the Holy Spirit. Although this is slightly beyond topic: as with all sin, Original Sin is not without its consequences. To give you a parallel, one could commit a murder and be forgiven completely by God but the consequence remains that the victim's family must now go on without the victim. As such, Baptism may forgive the baptized of the sin but the effects of it remain. For Original Sin, there are four effects: darkening of the intellect (mankind doesn't know the fullness of himself or his actions), weakening of the will (mankind is unable to resist all sin), suffering (mankind must suffer), and death (mankind must die).
Does Buddhism have an equivalent to baptism?
Only Christiaity has a Baptism ritual. Other religions have parallel rituals. Buddhism has no such process as it has no god
Is there a way to undo a baptism?
There are some people who make a point of formally renouncing their own baptism, which you are free to do if you so desire. I would like to point out that your baptism only has meaning if you agree that it does. Otherwise, all that your baptism consisted of was that someone poured some water on you, which is a fairly inconsequential event, of no greater consequence than squirting someone with a water pistol. You have always been free to believe what you want, or to disbelieve what you want, and to be whom you want to be, whether Christian, atheist, or whatever. The baptism does not constrain you.
What is baptism compared with?
Baptism is compared to the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
