笔趣阁中文

●BaptismChristening（第1页）

●Baptismg

Inbaptism，theparentsthankGiftoflife，makeadetostarttheirthejourhandaskfortheChurch’ssupport。Forthebaby，baptismmarksthestartofajourh，whivawayfromallthatisevil，turningtowardsdbeemberofthelodworldwidefamily。

■ensduringtheService?

BaptismnormallytakesplagthemainSundayservice（usuallyinthem），sothatyourbeseentobejoiningthefamilyofthedbewelbership。InturntheChurchwillpromisetosupportandprayforyouandyourchild。

&willmakesureyoukandwheomove。Somepartsoftheservicewillbeforyouandthegodparents，somewillbeforthewhationtojoinin。

Partofthebaptismserviallytakeplaceatthefrontofthechurch。Butforthebaptismitself，parentsasareusuallyaskedbythepriesttogatherarouhefontisalargebasial，gthewaterforbaptism。）

&arentsaomakedesohechild。

■MakingDedPromises

Whenyyour，youwillbeaskedtodeclarepublibehalfofyourchildthatyoubelieveinGodandthatyyourchilduptofollowJesus。

Onbehalfofyourchild，youwillalsobeaskedtoayouhavedecidedtoturnawayfrwhichisevilorsinfulaurntowardsChrist。

Yourdeandthatofthebaby’sgodparentswillbemadeinfrontofthegregation;thelocalunitywillpromisetosupportandprayforyouandyourchild。

■SymbolsandAsUsedduringtheService

Anumberofimportantsymbolsandaswillbeusedduriself:

◆TheSignoftheCross

&willmakethesignofyourchild’sforehead。ThisislikeanioshowthatsareuhdmustnotbeashamedtostandupfortheirfaithinHim。

&mayalsoinviteyouandthegodparentstosignthethechild’sforeheadafterheshehasdoneso。

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&willpourwateronthebaby’shead。Waterisasignofgandwashing。InbaptismitisasignofbeingwashedfreefromsinandbeginningahGod。

Waterisasigalsoasymbolofdeath。tized，itisasthoughouroldlifeisburiediers（likedrowning）aohChrist。

◆Anointing

&ismihemithegrobeonthedanoihoil。Thisisasigpod’sHolySpirit。

◆TheWele

Thegregationwillsaysomeformalwordsofweletoaowledgethatyouchildhasjoihedtoshowhowpleasedtheyaretohaveyouamongthem。

◆dles

&heLightoftheWorld。Alargedlemaybelitinthedyoumayalsobegivenalighteddleattheendoftheserviceasaremihelightwhieintoyourchild’slife。

Itisuptoyou，thechild’sgodparentsandtheunitytohelpyourchildrejecttheworldofdarknessandfollowawayoflifethatrefleessandlightahislightwithothers。

■TheRoleofGodparents

&hegbaptized，Godparentsshouldalsomakethesamepromisesasparents，promisingtoprayandsupportthedtohelptheparentstupthethefaith。Itisanimportantandresponsiblerole。