Buddhist Baptism
Baptism
For Roman Catholics, a baptism is basically a holy introduction into the church; a welcoming. Baptism is very significant to Christians as they believe that being baptised is essential to being forgiven for sinning and eventually being saved (getting into heaven), and in Roman Catholicism babies who are not baptised (and have died at birth) may go into a place called Limbo, at the edge of Hell. This belief is related to Jesus saying “amen I say to thee, unless a man is born of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter the kingdom of God” John 3:5. To most Christians, baptism is a demonstration of their commitment to the church and to god. This is a sacrament (a physical ceremony that causes an irreversible spiritual change) for most denominations except for the Salvation Army.
Baptism should preferably take place on a Sunday. If the child is over 7, s/he must take special baptism classes. The parents and godparents must be member of the parish church, which generally means consistent attendance two months prior to the event. In the service the Godparents and parents present their child to be baptised. The clergyman leading the service asks the parents ‘What do you ask God’s church for [child’s name]?’To which the parents reply ‘Baptism’, ‘faith’,’ ‘the grace of God’ or something along those lines. The priest or clergyman then says, ‘you’ve asked for your child to be baptised, in doing so, you’re accepting responsibility for training him in the practise of faith. It will be your duty to bring them up by God’s commandments as Christ has taught us, by loving God and our neighbour, do you clearly accept what you’re undertaking?’. Here the priest is stating that undertaking baptism is a commitment to live by God and it is the parents’ responsibility to raise their child in the manner of God. Psalms and hymns are then sung, such as Psalm 84: 7,8,9ab. The priest welcomes the into the church saying ‘The Christian community welcomes you with great joy’ The
For Roman Catholics, a baptism is basically a holy introduction into the church; a welcoming. Baptism is very significant to Christians as they believe that being baptised is essential to being forgiven for sinning and eventually being saved (getting into heaven), and in Roman Catholicism babies who are not baptised (and have died at birth) may go into a place called Limbo, at the edge of Hell. This belief is related to Jesus saying “amen I say to thee, unless a man is born of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter the kingdom of God” John 3:5. To most Christians, baptism is a demonstration of their commitment to the church and to god. This is a sacrament (a physical ceremony that causes an irreversible spiritual change) for most denominations except for the Salvation Army.
Baptism should preferably take place on a Sunday. If the child is over 7, s/he must take special baptism classes. The parents and godparents must be member of the parish church, which generally means consistent attendance two months prior to the event. In the service the Godparents and parents present their child to be baptised. The clergyman leading the service asks the parents ‘What do you ask God’s church for [child’s name]?’To which the parents reply ‘Baptism’, ‘faith’,’ ‘the grace of God’ or something along those lines. The priest or clergyman then says, ‘you’ve asked for your child to be baptised, in doing so, you’re accepting responsibility for training him in the practise of faith. It will be your duty to bring them up by God’s commandments as Christ has taught us, by loving God and our neighbour, do you clearly accept what you’re undertaking?’. Here the priest is stating that undertaking baptism is a commitment to live by God and it is the parents’ responsibility to raise their child in the manner of God. Psalms and hymns are then sung, such as Psalm 84: 7,8,9ab. The priest welcomes the into the church saying ‘The Christian community welcomes you with great joy’ The