Baptism

     Baptism is the first out of the seven sacrament of the Church. Together with charism it incorporates a person with the Mystical Body of Christ which is the best representation of the Church. There is argument by some people who feel that the only real type of baptism is a person who believes in Christ first. They feel that there is no point to baptize a human being who does not know about Christ and is not able to believe. So why baptize a baby when it doesn't know yet what is happening and not wait for him to understand the lord? If we follow this we wouldn’t protect the baby from sin and until he grows up. Baptizing babies before they know what we are doing is a sign of God’s love for us. It shows that God loves us and accepts us before we can ever know and love Him. It also shows us that God loves from the moment we are born and continues to love us until the end of time. Baptism of an infant is the ultimate sign of God's grace. The Church does not frown upon a personal faith in an adult who wants baptism but says that the whole point in baptism is not what the baby, parents, godparents, or grandparents do but instead what God does in the baptism. The reason we are Chrisitians has nothing to do with us but instead the trinity. We are Christians because of the works of Christ, God, and the Holy Spirit. This does not mean that the human does not have to do anything because he is still called to respond to the call once he becomes the appropriate age. The person must be able to accept God and what he did for us in baptism. Baptism is not a pass that will get us into Heaven automatically. It must be followed by an acknowledgement of God's love and gifts that we obtain through baptism.