so many words..
2006-08-15 22:54:16 · 13 answers · asked by elainefromlondon 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In Catholicism, Baptism and Confirmation are sacraments.
Baptism is baptism with water. http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2sect2.htm#art1
Confirmation can be defined simply as baptism with the Holy Spirit although it goes much deeper. http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2sect2chpt1art2.htm
Catholics don't "dedicate" or "christen."
With love in Christ.
2006-08-16 18:06:29 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Baptism is a sacrament that removed original sin and is necessary for salvation. Confirmation is a strengthining of the sacrament of baptism and is, along with Baptism and the Eucharist, one of the 3 sacraments of Christian initation.
Christening is a word that means different things. Typically, an object -- not a person -- a Christened. It is simply a blessing of dedicating something to Christ. Sometimes people will refer to a person who recieves all three sacrementa as once as being Christianed. Other time, Christened will mean simply a blessing for a person. It is not a sacrament in the sense that Baptism and Confirmation are.
Dedication is also not a clealry defined word. typically this is done by people who object to the traditional and Biblical practice of baptising youths. Dedication is often done to young children when they are denied a baptism. Dedication, does not remove original.
Neither Christening nor Dedication are biblical words and neither should really be used.
2006-08-23 10:32:53 · answer #2 · answered by crm451 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dedication is a Christian rite where a child (or a baby) is dedicated by the parents to the Lord as a sign of acknowledgement that the child is a blessing from God. It is also a thanksgiving and recognition of the sovereignty of the Lord over the life of the child and the parents. Here, the child, parents, and the godparents are prayed over by the congregation, led by a Pastor.
Christening is another word for "Baptism". It is a Catholic sacrament where a child/baby is officially welcomed as a member of the Catholic Church. There are many symbolic objects used in this ceremony. Holy water is poured over the head of the baby and a kind of oil is dabbed onto the forehead as a "seal" of being catholic. While all these are being done, candles are lit and at a certain point the priest asks everyone to blow it off.
Confirmation is another Catholic sacrament where a child of right age (9-12 years old) accepts or confirms his/her being a catholic.
(Baptism and Confirmation are CATHOLIC rites. They are not done in other Christian churches such as the Protestant and Born Again churches.. just as Dedication is a Christian rite and not done in Catholic churches)
2006-08-16 06:11:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
You Dedicate a building.
You Christen a Ship.
You Confirm a New Member.
You Baptize a New Christian.
2006-08-23 10:37:01 · answer #4 · answered by Minister 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dedication: a service usually held by non-catholics or churches who do acknowledge infant baptism that says as the parents of such child we agree to dedicate our lives to the bringing up our child in the church and admonition of the Lord - this is one that is actually about the parents commitment and is usually done as a sign of their gratitude for the gift God has given them.
Christening is done to an infant as a means of infant baptism and in most organizations that perform this is a means of salvation for that child into a particular religion which will then be followed years later by that child's confirmation of the decision made by his parents
Baptism is what one does after they have been saved by the grace of God and it has no bearing on salvation what so ever. It is easiest described as an outward sign of an inward change - it represents the death, burial and resurrection of Christ and the death of our old way of living and the resurrection to our new way of living in Christ.
I've tried to keep these as simple possible - I hope this has been helpful for you.
2006-08-16 06:47:22 · answer #5 · answered by dph_40 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In my religion dedication is made by a person who is knowledgable about God, Jesus, holy spirit and the Bible, God's Kingdom, Satan's challenge of God's sovereignty, God's purpose for earth and mankind and many other things. This dedication is made by this person to God himself privately to do God's will rather that the person's own will. It is a necessary step to becoming a Jehovah's Witness.
Christening is not done in my religion but it is my understanding it is symbolic of parents dedication of their infant to God.
Confirmation I do not know.
Baptism is the equivalent of a public dedication to do God's will and is only performed after a person has made a private dedication to God. It is done with total immersion under water as symbol of being born to a life of service to God.
I can see from the answers you have already received that there are different definitions in different religions. Hope this helps anyway.
2006-08-24 02:10:53 · answer #6 · answered by Sparkle1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The truth?
There is no difference. Those words are all equally religious sounding words that fit nicely into a denomination somewhere, whether it be baptist, jewish, mormon, islamic, protestant, methodist, etc.
All you need is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Faith in knowing he was your substitute, your representative before God when he died your death, and my death, and everyone's death on the cross with his life's blood.
Believing in what he did requires no dedicating anything to anything, requires no christening, no sacrement, no confirmation, no water baptism, or baptism of any kind, but to know you are saved by grace through faith.
His blood was the only worthy sacrifice necessary to pay for the sin debt we all have before God. Now that it has already been paid, regardless of whether we believe it or not, the problem lies not with sin, but with belief.
Don't even concern yourself with dedication, christening, confirmation, or baptism, but with Christ crucified, and what his body on that cross merits for all of us sinners.
2006-08-24 00:27:50 · answer #7 · answered by The (1Cor.15:1-4) Ambassador 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Christening - To baptize into a Christian church.
Baptisim - A religious sacrament marked by the symbolic use of water and resulting in admission of the recipient into the community of Christians.
Confirmation - a: A Christian rite admitting a baptized person to full membership in a church. b: A ceremony in Judaism that marks the completion of a young person's religious training.
2006-08-16 06:08:23 · answer #8 · answered by meKrystle 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dedication is for new babys, they are prayed for and you have dedicated that you will try to lead this child into a life of christianity.
I dont believe in christening or confirmation.
Babtism is when you have become born again and you are washing away your sins. Its to symbolize death and resurection.
2006-08-23 14:22:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Doesn't really matter the difference because its all religious dogma made up by man. God doesn't care about any of that.
2006-08-16 06:12:24 · answer #10 · answered by kandysue_86 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋