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Baptism

Religion Coursework

Describe and explain the central features of infant and believers baptism?
Origins of baptism
Jesus was baptised by John in the river Jordan. When he came up out of water he saw the heavens torn apart, and the Spirit like a dove, descending on him. A voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Son, the Beloved; my favour rests from you. Just before Jesus returned back to his father in haven he gave the apostles the command ‘Go, baptize all nations in the name of the father, and of the Son and the Holy Spirit’. Christians believe that at Baptism the Holy Spirit enters a person, gives new life, and claims that person now belongs to God. To receive the Holy Spirit in baptism is the same as saying that the person is now ‘in Christ’.

Infant Baptism
To understand the practice of infant baptism we have to keep in mind the following.
1. Infant Baptism is an expression of the faith of the people of God. There is no such thing as a neutral environment....

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