Looking for something simple and meaningful
thanks for pointing me in the right directlion ;)
2006-10-15 01:06:20 · 7 answers · asked by Frogster 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
How about the account of Jesus baptism in Matthew 3:13-17 or as already suggested Acts 8:26-40. There's also a passage in Ezekiel 36:24-27 - this talks of God's promise to Israel, of a new day which directly relates to all that baptism symbolizes.
If you're talking about a child's christening then the Bible really only talks about children being blessed by Jesus, rather than being baptised - Luke 18:15-17 or the story of Hannah dedicating her son Samuel to the Lord in 1 Samuel 1:21-28 describes these.
Baptism is there as a sign to others that this person is choosing to follow Christ for the rest of their lives and sybolises the old life being washed away in the water and new life being given as a result.
Hope things go well for you.
2006-10-15 10:56:31 · answer #1 · answered by Jules 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reading text in a baptism should be from the bible where Jesus tells us to baptize all believers. Here are a few verses that go good and the person being baptised can usually give a short statement of how they came to believe and how they want to follow Jesus in baptism.
Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Act 8:12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
2006-10-15 02:08:04 · answer #2 · answered by † PRAY † 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On Children
Kahlil Gibran
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children
as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
and He bends you with His might
that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let our bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
so He loves also the bow that is stable.
Sorry Shadow, not trying to steal your idea, didn't notice your answer till after I posted this answer. But great minds think alike don't they?
2006-10-15 01:19:56 · answer #3 · answered by diana - b 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Story of the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8
2006-10-15 01:12:15 · answer #4 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know everyone is using it these days but Khalil Gibrans chapters in The Prophet are fab for most occaisions.
2006-10-15 01:09:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
help it burns
2006-10-15 01:08:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
pick any novel,
2006-10-18 11:36:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋