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In christianity, what is the purpose of baptism and the holy communion?
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Well, baptism is when you are being "re-born" again for jesus. Like you have been renewed, a new start.
And commuinion is to remember that Jesus died on the cross for your sin.
The cracker is for his body and the wine or juice (whatever you drink is for his blood
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Water baptism is symbolic. John the Baptist in the New Testament baptized with water for repentance. He promised the people that Jesus would bring another baptism...one of the Holy Spirit. Water baptism symbolizes a repentance of sin. A saving baptism is through the Holy Spirit baptism that comes from Jesus. It is sometimes referred to also as a baptism of fire...again, fire representing the Holy Spirit of God throughout the Bible. Water is also associated with birth, and coming up out of the water having repented of sins, the baptized person is "reborn." When asked by a Pharisee what being reborn meant, Jesus replied, "Truly, truly I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God (Matthew 3)."
The holy communion is revealed by Jesus who at the Last Supper told his disciples to remember him when they drank and ate, as the wine represented Christ's blood and the bread, His flesh. Communion is taking the meaning of the blood and the flesh and digesting those understandings through symbolism of wine or juice and bread or cracker as a church together. It is an act of rememberance for what has been sacrificed for one's salvation.
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Repenting and choosing to have faith in Jesus is what saves a person from their sins. Baptism in and of itself does not save a person. Baptism is an outward expression of his or her inward faith in Jesus.
In Holy Communion, the cracker or bread does NOT turn into the body and blood of Jesus. It REPRESENTS the body and blood of Jesus. Taking Holy Communion causes the person who has chosen Jesus to remember how Jesus' shed blood on the cross gives spiritual life to those who believe.
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well we'll start off with baptism. when you come to the lord and accept God, and his son jesus christ as lord, and repent of your sins(ask for forgivness), the bible then says to get baptized in the name of jesus christ. here is an example of what jesus says in the bible concerning baptism, matthew 28:19. now holy communion. to be honest this is some what a catholic thing. BUT the bible teaches us ALL to do this. holy communion started at the last supper, the night jesus was betrayed by judas. and at the last supper, he gave instructions to do holy communion. jesus said in matthew 26:26-28, starting in 26 "take, eat this is my body. and then he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them saying, drink you all of it, for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remisson of sins." now the first part of that jesus prayed over the bread, broke it and gave it to them. now that symobolizes his body. the part where he took the cup and blessed it, symobolizes his blood. so actually baptism goes in hand with holy communion. hoped i helped. need anything else, just yell
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baptism is saving you from eternal sin by bringing you into the church.
holy communion is turning a blessed cracker into the body of jesus, and the wine into the blood of jesus.
there are other "sacraments" if you want to know them drop me an inbox.
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