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A Study Of Baptism
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GCSE COURSEWORK - BAPTISM The Baptist Church believes that no one should be baptised until they are old enough to accept Christianity for themselves and understand fully all that it entails. For this reason Baptism is seen by Baptists as an ordinance rather than a sacrament and a ceremony only for the believer- "Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." They also see it as a ceremony with profound symbolism. It is a very symbolic occasion as it signifies the end of the old life and the start of a new life as a Christian believer. It also identifies with Christ's death, burial and resurrection; as seen in Romans 6: 3-4. "Don't you know that all of us who were baptised into Christ Jesus were baptised into his death? We were therefore buried with him through...
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