Baptism
is the very first sacrament that you can receive. This is where it all
starts. When we are baptized, we become children of God, members of the
church, and are given eternal life. A person is only baptized once.
Your
Moms and Dads might be interested in this. The word "baptize" comes from
the Greek word, baptizein, and means to "plunge" or "immerse."
A
priest, a minister, or a layperson can baptize. What you do is to say, "I
baptize you
in
the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." At the same
time pouring water over the person that is being baptized.
There
are two symbols with baptism. One is water, to symbolize the washing of
sins, and the second is light to symbolize Christ Himself.
Baptism
washes away Original Sin. Original sin is the sin we inherited from Adam
and Eve. They disobeyed God and their sin is handed down to us.
Here are some Scripture Passages that talk about Baptism.
