Baptism

etrothal as to infant baptism. In the case of baptism the betrothed is Jesus.
Do you want your child to meet him and fall in love among many other
eligible gods and then marry or would you rather choose Jesus as your child’s
betrothed? Which of these have a greater chance of success in getting your
child married to Jesus? Do you think that you will be making a mistake in
taking Jesus as the future husband for your child? The argument goes on.. I
refuse to take sides in this matter of marriage.
Baptism, Confirmation, and Full Communion.
Following this tradition, Confirmation, Reception and Reaffirmation of
Baptismal Vows are essentialy encoded in all Christian traditions. The idea is
that Baptism, Confirmation and Communion are not in themselves an end.
They are only the means of salvation. This is a route. They also come in that
order so that growing in communion with Jesus and the Church we may attain
redemption and salvation. The salvificatory power does not lie in the ritual
itself but in the process that if carried through would take us to the destination
– which is being transformed in the image of HIS SON.
Baptism and Confirmation are here considered as rites of transition. The on
going communion of fellowship is the means of growth through interaction.
Finally the participation in the Holy Communion act as a rite of
intensification at intervals. Thus the first two are administered once in life
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