2006-08-15 14:23:37 · 39 answers · asked by Thinker 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Absoutley nothing...
Let the child decide anyways, religion is something that the individual should have the right to chose, christening a child takes away there right!
I am an atheist but I was christened as a child and I would love more then anything to have that taken away! I wan NO ties to ANY church! I dont want to be apart of a global scam!
2006-08-15 14:30:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
The whole point of having your child Christened into the Christian faith is so that your child is bought into the community of Christians,where they believe that every child is born without sin. By Baptising the child you are protecting him/her against evil. If for some unforseen or medical reason that child dies before being baptised then its soul will be lost and cannot enter heaven. By being baptised, entry is immeadiate. As the child grows and develops in the ways of the world around him/her then they are at risk of sinning and therefore the baptism/christening is its 'get out of gail card' where the soul has a 'ticket' to enter heaven, provided that they have'nt committed any 'mortal sin' such as murder, where the soul is bannished from entering the kingdom of heaven for eternity. As christians are taught this as one of the major factors of faith and belief, it is clearly encouraged by the church to have all Christian children baptised. After all, if its good enough for John the Baptist to baptise Jesus, then its good enough for your child. Anyone from a 'non' Christian religion wishing to 'convert' to Christianity can only do so once they have been baptised into it.
I hope this gives some clear account of why.
2006-08-15 14:49:49 · answer #2 · answered by Duncan F 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A child gets nothing by being Christened. He gets no free pass into Heaven. Only ones who get to Heaven are those who accept Jesus Christ as there Lord and Savior. Fulfilling a Church ritual of sprinkling water on an infant only succeeds in getting the baby wet.
2006-08-15 14:37:29 · answer #3 · answered by ted.nardo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing! This is ceremonial and for the benefit of the parents. It is generally used to present the godparents and have them recite vows before God. (At least that's what they do in the Church that grew up in.) Christening is basically a "sprinkle" baptism. We don't get anything out of baptism until we are of an age were we can make a conscious decision to follow Christ. Then, you have the water or "immersion" baptism. Then there is that baptism of the Holy Ghost.
But the child is going to go to Heaven at that age anyway, Christ has died for their sins already, and they haven't been able to commit any new ones.
2006-08-15 14:36:05 · answer #4 · answered by One Amazinladii 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The baptizing, or christening, of infants and children has NO basis in the Bible. On every occasion that an individual was baptized, it was someone of proper age so that they were able to intelligently and consciously make the decision to do so. The baptism signifies the disowning of one's self, one's desires, and one's body and the offering of it to God to do his will, and it's only done after a person has accurate knowledge of God and his Son and his ways. A baby is in no way capable of making such a decision, and there is no Bible backing for the forced baptism of a child.
2006-08-15 14:34:18 · answer #5 · answered by X 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A name.
2006-08-15 14:30:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Belief is basically membership in an organization or community.
Christening is a ritual that signifies membership.
Of course the infant doesn't know what beliefs are but that is part of the training a culture or community assumes will occur after christening.
2006-08-15 14:32:52 · answer #7 · answered by Alan Turing 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
christening, nothing really...it's just a party for the parents to rake in the loot.
Now BAPTISM removes the stain of original sin and allows the child to be filled with grace and begin their life as a child of God.
2006-08-15 14:49:18 · answer #8 · answered by Mommy_to_seven 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing, although it certainly doesn't hurt and I know of people who have sought to find Jesus for themselves after attending a Christening service. I believe a child should be allowed to make up their own minds, both my kids have decided to pray to Jesus to be Lord of their lives, but I know they may turn away from this later. Once they have given their lives to Jesus they belong to Him always.
2006-08-15 21:40:58 · answer #9 · answered by good tree 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The child gains nothing. Until a person makes a decision to accept Christ as their Savior they are lost. Chistening is basically done for parents.
2006-08-15 14:34:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋