Hypothesis
Baptism, as it is practised in Christian, is the most important sacrament in Christianity. Even Jesus observed and partook in this practice.
Introduction
Baptism is performed to cleanse a person from sin and is the first main step to becoming a Christian. This works in the case of an adult but, for an infant, Christians were divided on whether they should be baptised. This paper is concerned with the ritual of baptism and the interferences that can lie beneath. A quote from Mark explains the feelings felt by Jesus when he was baptised and gives an example of how an individual should feel when being baptised. Mark 1:9- 11 “And it came time to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptised of John in Jordan. And straight away coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove …show more content…
Without baptism one would not feel clear enough to follow Jesus’ and couldn’t teach it to others or support them in their lives as Christians. The belief in God is the base to becoming a faithful Christian in the eyes of God, but baptism is a beginning step as Gods messengers. The belief is the concrete and the baptism is the study framing that keeps everything else together.
Ethnographic Reflection
The significance of baptism is great. As previously stated , it is the start of a beings journey to follow Jesus’ word to become a good Christian, in the eyes of God. This will only be successful only if the being is devoted to Christianity and can put their mundane emotions aside.
Christian Baptism was chosen because of its beauty. I find that it has a feeling of simplicity about it that makes it an easy topic to wright about. I myself find the Jewish people seem to also have this calmness that surrounds them, but even more so than Christianity. I wanted to use it; to express how something so simple, like a baptism, can turn so negative by the power of mundane
Baptism, as it is practised in Christian, is the most important sacrament in Christianity. Even Jesus observed and partook in this practice.
Introduction
Baptism is performed to cleanse a person from sin and is the first main step to becoming a Christian. This works in the case of an adult but, for an infant, Christians were divided on whether they should be baptised. This paper is concerned with the ritual of baptism and the interferences that can lie beneath. A quote from Mark explains the feelings felt by Jesus when he was baptised and gives an example of how an individual should feel when being baptised. Mark 1:9- 11 “And it came time to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptised of John in Jordan. And straight away coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove …show more content…
Without baptism one would not feel clear enough to follow Jesus’ and couldn’t teach it to others or support them in their lives as Christians. The belief in God is the base to becoming a faithful Christian in the eyes of God, but baptism is a beginning step as Gods messengers. The belief is the concrete and the baptism is the study framing that keeps everything else together.
Ethnographic Reflection
The significance of baptism is great. As previously stated , it is the start of a beings journey to follow Jesus’ word to become a good Christian, in the eyes of God. This will only be successful only if the being is devoted to Christianity and can put their mundane emotions aside.
Christian Baptism was chosen because of its beauty. I find that it has a feeling of simplicity about it that makes it an easy topic to wright about. I myself find the Jewish people seem to also have this calmness that surrounds them, but even more so than Christianity. I wanted to use it; to express how something so simple, like a baptism, can turn so negative by the power of mundane