Baptism

• What churches commonly practice believers baptism

  • Baptist
  • Pentecostal
• What churches commonly practice infant baptism

  • Catholic
  • Anglican
  • Methodist
• What churches commonly reject baptism altogether and why

  • Quakers and Salvation Army
  • Believe being a Christian is about leading a Christian lifestyle
• What did the great commission in Matthew 28:19 say 


  "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit"
• In Judaism what does the ritual of being immersed in water symbolise


  Being cleansed from religious impurities
• Why was John baptising people


  To prepare them for the coming of the Messiah
• What did John's baptism symbolise for those baptised

  • Their penitence for their sins
  • God's forgiveness of their sins
  • A new start in readiness for the kingdom
• What did Jesus' baptism symbolise

  • Marked the start of his ministry
  • Showed his authority - holy spirit
• By jesus instructing the disciples on baptism what did it show for converts

  It was a rite of initiation
• Rite of initiation


  A ceremony that marks becoming a member of a particular group
• Baptism


  Confers membership of the Christian community
• John 3:5


  "Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the spirit"
• What is baptism one of for catholics

  A sacrament
• What baptism do catholics practice 


  Infant baptism (paedobaptism)
• Why do catholics practice infant baptism

  • Cleanses the child of original sin
  • Water used is a symbol of God's grace
  • Enables Holy Spirit to begin work of transformation in the child's life
  • First rite of initiation - allows other sacraments
• Sacrament


  An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace. Catholics and Anglicans regard baptism as a sacrament
• What is the meaning of signing the cross on the child's head

  Sign that the child belongs to God
• What is the meaning of anointing the child with holy oil


  Symbol of strength that baptism gives to fight against all that is wrong
• What is the meaning of blessing the baptismal water

  The child can be 'born of water and the spirit'
• What is the purpose of the parents and godparents renouncing sin and affirming faith

  Do it on behalf of the child
• What is the purpose of dipping the child in water 3 times and saying "I baptise you in the name of the father and of the son and of the Holy spirit"

  Central act of baptism

  Symbolises washing away of sin

  Union with christ
• What is the meaning of anointing the child with oil of chrism


  Seals the child as a member of the Body of Christ
• What is the meaning of giving a lighted candle to the child's parent and saying a special prayer

  Sign that the child shares in the risen life of Christ the light of the world 🌎 🕯
• What is the meaning of concluding with the words of the Lords Prayer

  Reminder of the meaning of baptism