Holy Baptism
In Holy Baptism we take water as the outward sign of God's gift
to us of the Holy Spirit.
In Holy Baptism we become members of
the community of believers, which the New Testament calls the
Body of Christ.
The person to be baptised (or their Godparents
for them) makes a commitment to Jesus, to live for Him
and to live in His way.
The priest then pours water
on them (or sometimes dips
them right into the water) and signs them with the sign of
Jesus'
cross. The water is a sign both that God washes
away our dark side (our sin) and pours out the love of the
Holy Spirit upon us to help us follow Jesus and to live in
his way.
Anglicans believe that we can be baptised only once
because once baptised God will not fail
to strengthen us with the Holy Spirit when we ask. |
