Almost every religious group practices some form of "baptism." But there are many different ways in which these religions perform the sacrament. Some immerse. Some sprinkle. Some pour water over the head for baptism. Some baptize to get someone into their particular church. Some practice it for the remission of sins. Some, it seems, don't know why they do it.
Baptism is the sacrament of the Christian Church by which one is "incorporated into Christ" and enters into the New Covenant between God and God's people. It is the single action by which one is initiated into the Church.
There are beliefs which nearly all Christians hold in common. Baptism is a gift of God. It is administered with water in the name of the Holy Tr
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