Features of Baptism

Features of Baptism

There are many different central features of infant and believers

baptism.

Infant Baptism is when a small child or baby is baptised. It can be

performed using three methods. The Latin tradition of the Catholic

Church is when the infant has water poured over his/her head. A baby

is usually held over a font and as the water is poured, the priest

says the words of the baptism. This water is poured three times

showing us that the child is baptized in the name of the father and of

the son and of the Holy Spirit. In the Russian Orthodox Church infants

are also baptized in a font but they are fully covered in water.

There can be two people elected to be Godparents. These people have

ongoing responsibilities after the baptism which can come down to

taking the child to church when his/her mother or father are unable to

teach the child about Christian life and the correct way to live there

life. One thing Godparents do not do is look after the child if

his/her mother or father were to die.

In believers' baptism, which is used in Baptist churches, it is always

by full immersion, which is when the whole body is covered in water.

The person has to be old enough to be a believer. The person is

lowered backwards into the water as the words of baptism are spoken.

The person then is completely submerged during the service. This

baptism is usually done in a specially built pool called a Baptisery.

It usually is built into the ground and is covered when not in use.

This type of baptism can sometimes happen in a River, Lake, Swimming

Pool or the Sea to try and make it as much the same as Jesus' Baptism

as possible. P...

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thing to also think about is, what happens if when they are older they

find out that the religion they are is not really for them? They

wouldn't really be able to do anything about it. Another point would

be that Jesus was baptised as an adult and maybe people really should

follow him. John the baptised called adults to repent of there sins

and be baptised.

People are baptised because they believe in God and they want to

follow the religion that they have chosen. They have chosen to commit

to that religion for the rest of their life, commit their life to God.

Also people want their sins forgiven so they can live a happy after

life in heaven with God. How really can a baby decide all of that all

by itself? My opinion is that we should be left till at least 10 or 11

before we decide what we believe. (312)