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COMMUNITY
- Present a baptism
(welcome the new
adherent to the
church)
- Witness and take
part in church
activities (Sunday
mass and Easter
for adults)
- Sponsors/
Godparents (guide
the child in their
Christian life)
SIGNIFICANCE
- Central to beliefs and
ministry of Christianity
(opens doorways to
other sacraments)
- Necessary for
salvation ( Faith: Act
8:13, Repentance: Act
2:38)
- Allows participants to
participate in
life/death/ resurrection
of Jesus (Romans 6:4)
- Form part of body of
Christ (1 Cor 12:13)
- Cleansed from sins (1
Cor 6:11)
SYMBOLS
- Water
(cleansing)
- Oil
(anointing)
- White
clothing
(purity/new
life)
- Candle
(light of
Christ)
BELIEFS
- Know the
variants
(orthodox,
Pentecostal,
catholic)
- How the actions
link to the beliefs.
ORTHODOX CHURCH
- Initiation (infancy).
- Triple immersion.
- Anointing of forehead, eyes, nostrils, mouth, ears, breast, hands and feet.
- Bread and wine for Eucharist.
PROTESTANT CHRISTIAN
- Initiation (adults).
- Total immersion.
- Only a person who can repent can be born again.
- Infants who do not understand enough to hold faith in Jesus in their own right cannot be
baptized.