All 5 Uses of
baptism
in
Gifted Hands
- Other kids my age were getting baptized and joining the church, so when the message and music touched me emotionally, I responded.†
p. 24.5baptized = "spiritually renewed" in a Christian ceremony OR initiated or purified by a challenging experiencestandard suffix: The suffix "-ize" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.
- A few weeks later we were both baptized.†
p. 24.7
- When I was 12 and more mature, I realized that although I'd been emotionally touched at age 8 and even had been baptized, I hadn't understood exactly what being a Christian meant.†
p. 49.7
- "Although I've been baptized," I said, "I didn't really grasp the significance of what I was doing."†
p. 49.8 *
- So I'd like to be baptized again, because I understand and I'm ready now.†
p. 49.9
Definition:
a Christian ceremony signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
or:
a challenging experience that initiates or purifies
or:
a challenging experience that initiates or purifies
Most churches baptize infants, but some require an adult to request baptism, and a few (such as the Quakers) require no baptism at all.
Typically, water is used as part of the ceremony, such as sprinkling a little water on a baby's head; though some churches use complete submersion in water.
Typically, water is used as part of the ceremony, such as sprinkling a little water on a baby's head; though some churches use complete submersion in water.