The Sacraments and the meaning and purpose of baptism

SACRAMENT- A VISUAL SYMBOL THAT CONVEYS AN INVISBLE GIFT FROM GOD- AN OUTWARD AND VISIBLE SIGN OF AN INWARD AND SPIRITUAL BELSSING FROM GOD

What are the Gospel Sacraments?

• Baptism
• Holy Communion

What are the Sacraments?

• Confirmation
• Marriage
• Holy orders
• Reconciliation
• Annointing of the sick
• Holy Communion 
• Baptism

Why are Sacraments important to Christians?

• So Christians can follow and imitate the way Jesus acted but in their own way

How do different denominations recognise the sacraments?

The Protestant Church

• Only recognise Holy Communion and Baptism as sacraments as these are what Jesus himself went through

The Roman Catholic Church

• Recognise all sacraments becaus they are literalists and take everything the Bible says literally

The Quaker Church

• They do not celebrate any sacraments as they belive its more important to have a spiritual and personal connection with God

A comparison between an Infant Baptism and a Belivers Baptism

Believers Baptism

• Believers baptism is for someone who is not baptised at birth as a baby but wants to get baptised later in life and is a 'Beliver' and so the want to…