BAPTISM

Most mainstream Christian denominations would agree that the effects of Baptism include:

• A new life in Christ

• the person is incorporated into the community; the body of Christ

• fills the soul with grace

• all of the above

A “baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins”, describes the Baptism offered by

• the pre-Nicean Church

• John the Baptist

• Jesus

• Peter

In the pre-Nicean Church Baptism was administered by

• Aspersion

• Immersion

• The Spirit

• Affusion

In Christianity, Baptism is considered

• a necessity

• a valuable experience

• an acknowledgement of sin

• an act of salvation

Chrismation means

• Being Christ-like

• Being anointed with oil

• Being a Christian

• Being accepted into the Christian community

Adult or Credo Baptism is practised by

• all Christian denominations

• Pentecostals

• Orthodox

• Prestbyterians

Which two denominations do not practice Baptism but rather dedicate children to God?

• Quakers and Salvation Army

• Catholics and Anglicans

• Orthodox and Pentecostals

• Methodist and Uniting Church

The significance of Baptism for the community would include

• Salvation

• reaffirms the community’s commitment to their own baptismal promises.

• Acceptance by the community

• none of the above

The significance of Baptism for the individual includes

• forgiveness of original sin and new life in Christ

• acceptance into the community

• infusion of Grace

• All of the above

Romans 6:3-4 "Do you not know that all of us who have been baptised into Christ Jesus were baptised into his death? 4 Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life." Here Paul describes Baptism as...

• an initiation into the community

• an initiation into the Body of Christ

• the first of the sacraments

• dying and rising to new life with Christ