always hear people say one or the other but the ceremony looks the same
2007-10-04 22:30:56 · 7 answers · asked by itsmeee 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No. Baptizing means washing away of the sins. In other term, it is to be born again. It is born again because the sin which was committed , have been washed away and a newly born christian have no sin.
There is no such as christening in the bible. It is the catholic b elief to have modernized the word baptizing to christening which is wrong.
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2007-10-04 22:47:19 · answer #1 · answered by Jesus M 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It depends on the religion.
For some churches, it is the same thing. I was raised Methodist, and there they either Christen or Baptize and infant. At that time the parents promise to raise the baby in the faith. At an older age, one can be Confirmed as a church member.
Catholics Baptize infants, and also have Confirmation later in life.
For others, like Baptists, they believe Bastism can only occur by a person who is of age to choose the faith. So, they do a Christening for babies, and then a dunking for adults.
Some churches call the ceremony for infants a Dedication instead of a Christening.
2007-10-04 22:55:01 · answer #2 · answered by Theresa 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Regardless of what someone says, it is not the same thing.
Baptism by water is an outward sign of obedience to God that you have recieved the Holy Spirit and you are now telling the world that your old self has died. It is your very 1st job to do as a christian.
Christening is a parent sprinkling a baby, in some fashion, and saying that they will do their job to raise their kid in Gods ways.
There is no need to baptize a baby, they haven't sinned yet. If you as a parent want to "christen" your kid, do what you want but realize that it is an outward symbol and does not change ANYTHING SPIRITUALLY on you or your child.
2007-10-04 22:49:35 · answer #3 · answered by witness 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholics treat baptism and christening as one of the same thing where they sprinkle infants and believe this is baptism.
However many Protestants and other religions believe in baptism by immersion, in the same manner Christ did, and that it is for those who are accountable either by age or knowledge. This is very different than Catholic baptism by sprinkling upon the infants.
Some, like myself, believe infants and the ignorant need no baptism, that the innocent are saved without baptism. Baptism is for the washing away of sins, a solemn covenant to serve God. After all Jesus waited until age 30 to be baptized. After all, how many infants are there who have died without baptism, would they have gone to hell just because they were not baptized? I would think it would be a solemn mockery to God, denying His mercy and justice to suppose such a thing. Christening or sprinkling infants is nothing but a dead work, an empty ritual that denies the infant of the true meaning of baptism later on in life. The Bible says REPENT and be baptized, how can an infant or ignorant adult repent if they have no clue what to repent of or what repentence even is?
2007-10-04 22:43:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I suppose that Baptisim and christening are the identical. Is a religion displaying notion of their faith. Catholics baptize their baby whilst baby. The Catholic mothers and fathers are displaying they'll begin their baby off on a course closer to religion. Other religions wait till individuals are equipped to make the selection on their possess. They each have a notion in God. They each suppose that when baptized or christening, that they are going to be forgiven in their sins.
2016-09-05 18:29:54 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Baptism is full immersion (usually as an adult) whereas Christening is a sprinkling of water(sometimes Holy water) on a babies head.
Bible believing Church's have a "dedication"(dedicate their babies to Jesus)
2007-10-04 23:30:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I could be, but it's not always.
2007-10-05 01:14:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋