what do the symbols of baptism mean?

Question

water, chrism, lighted candle and white garment? what do they symbolies?

Answer 1

The act in which the ballbag is attacked by the swift back hand of some young punk.

Mark stold my cigarette so I gave him a high defenition baptism.

Answer 2

I don't even know what a chrism is. Baptism can be done anywhere, there is no specific ritual that has to be done. Just get dunked in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It's all good. I've seen it done in rivers, pools, and even hot tubs. It's a little more difficult in a hot tub. John the Baptist did it in a river, I doubt he had a white garment, the Bible mentions clothes of animal hair. He was the original, so I figure he got it right.

The water often symbolizes the Holy Spirit in the Bible.

Answer 3

Water: See 1 Peter 3: 18 For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit; 19 in which also He went and made proclamation to the spirits now in prison, 20 who once were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through the water. 21 Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you—not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, after angels and authorities and powers had been subjected to Him.

Chrism: the anointing of the Holy Ghost.

The lighted candle: The new birth and "ye are the light of the world" - said by Jesus.

The white garment: As in Revelation - the vision of the saints whose garments were washed white in the Blood of the Lamb.

Answer 4

I don't know what a chrism is, but immersion in water represents the birth, the death, and the resurrection of Christ. Persons officiating in a baptism and those partaking of the ordinance are usually dressed in white to symbolize purity in heart and mind before Christ.

Apparently, the candle is something in which a Catholic priest would use in the ordinance.

Answer 5

several things. All women can tell you that a burst of water means imminent birth and this is so with this. You are born into the family of God. The candle symbolizes that you are to be a light in this world and like all candles they burn themselves up giving light to others so in a way it symbolizes the self sacrificing that a Christian does. The oil is the Holy anointing given to a priest, prophet, and King because you become a member of the body of Christ with your baptism you have a share in this birthright. The white garment is for the dignity your position possesses -- purity, unblemished. Thanks be to God he has washed you clean.

Answer 6

Baptism is symbolic of two things, but it does not make sense unless you are immersed.

1. The death, burial, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.
2. The death of your old nature and a birth of a new nature.

Usually the pastor will say something like, 'You are buried in Christ and raised to a new life in Christ'.

A few churches use the candle which symbolizes life, but most do not.

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Answer 7

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Answer 8

Dear James,

"Baptism" means washing. But we know that water cannot wash away sin (transgression of the law of God). As you have already stated, it (baptism) is a sign or a shadow of a spiritual truth. If you go to Ephesians 5:26, we find the answer. The water of baptism is representative of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Bible states, "So then, faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God." In Revelation 19:11 we find that FAITH is a synonym for Christ (God Almighty). So then, Christ cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God. If God has elected a person to save, it will happen at some time when he/she is under the hearing of the word of God. I must say that even though people have physical ears, that does not mean that they "hear God'. See John 10:26-28. The Pharisees were religious teachers of the day but they were not saved. In fact they hated Christ. They did not have ears to hear. When God saves a person, they receive ears to hear and become children of God.

Answer 9

Some one decided to baptize infants at some point in history. So, I suppose these symbols are significant in some way.Maybe the white garment for purity, the water represents the Holy Spirit. lighted candle, Light of the world, etc.. My Bible tells me that infants should not be baptized since they have no faith or ability to believe in God.

Answer 10

baptism come from the greek root word "baptizo" - g907 baptizo {bap-tid'-zo}, from a derivative of 911; TDNT - 1:529,92; verb

which means:
AV - baptize (76), wash 2, baptist 1, baptized + 2258 1; 80

1) to dip repeatedly, to immerse, to submerge (of vessels sunk)

2) to cleanse by dipping or submerging, to wash, to make clean with water, to wash one's self, bathe

3) to overwhelm

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