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Baptism

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Q347. What is God's command concerning Baptism?

It is given in the words of Christ in the last chapter of Matthew: "Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost."

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Q349. Explain this further.

In Baptism I have entered into fellowship with the triune God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; I have become His own, and have been made heir of all His gracious gifts.

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Q351. Who should administer Baptism?

Baptism should be administered by the minister of the church, but when necessary it may be administered by any Christian.

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Q352. What benefit do we have from Baptism?

Baptism works the forgiveness of sins, delivers from death and the devil, and gives everlasting life to all who believe what the Word and promise of God declare.

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Q353. What is God's promise concerning Baptism?

It is given in the words of Christ in the sixteenth chapter of Mark:

"He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be condemned."

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Q355. How can water do such great things?

It is not water indeed that does it, but the Word of God, which is in and with the water, and faith which trusts this Word of God in the water.

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Q357. Is not Baptism also called a covenant?

Yes; Baptism is a covenant; in Baptism God gives us a new life and His grace, and we promise Him to renounce the devil, and all His works, and all his ways, and to believe in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

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Q366. What does the baptizing with water signify?

It signifies that the old man in us should, by daily sorrow and repentance, be drowned and die, with all sins and evil desires; and again a new man daily appear more and more, who shall live before God in righteousness and purity forever.

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Q368. What are the duties of sponsors?

They should pray for the child whose baptism they have witnessed, they should remember the covenant of their own Baptism, and afterwards, as far as possible, see that the child is brought up in the fear of God.

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