Baptism is the religious
rite which welcomes someone, as a member,
into the Christian Church and can take place
as a baby or as an adult. It is the sign that
someone belongs to Christ and that is why
baptism is sometimes known as christening.
This rite of passage is literally the beginning
of a new life. For those baptised young, this
is at the beginning of their physical life.
For older people, it comes later, but is still
the start of something new, whatever their
age. Read the page Why
Do We Baptise?
Baptism is the sign that someone has repented
of (turned away from) their bad ways and has
accepted that they can only do this with the
help of God and his Holy Spirit.
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