1214 This sacrament is called Baptism , after the central rite by which it is carried out: to baptize (Greek baptizein ) means to "plunge" or "immerse"; the "plunge" into the water symbolizes the ...

The first letter of Peter mentions the event of the flood, “…in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water. Baptism ...

Columnist: There are many opinions on the subject of baptism but the important thing is what the Lord has declared.

It's a way of expressing publicly that you're a Christian. There are lots of symbols in a baptism ceremony. The water can represent coming clean to God and starting a new life. For a Christian the ...

Water is used in baptism, and is a symbol of washing away sin and the start of a new life. Jesus told his disciples that they were to baptise those who came to follow him. Initially it seems that ...