\b0 In the Christian faith, baptism is the first of the seven sacraments. B
aptism is the sacrament of rebirth by water. The baptism that \b \cf4 \ATXht71000 John\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 practised before the beginning of the public ministry of Jesus was called the baptism of penitence. It was different from the baptism of Jesus which w
as in the name of the \b \cf4 \ATXht71914 Holy Spirit\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . ChristÆs form of baptism symbolizes the beginning of a new life: the death of the old man and the old life of sin. In addition, it signifies the incorporation of the Christian in Chr
ist and his union with other Christians as members of the one body of Christ. For \b \cf4 \ATXht71905 Saint Paul\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , the Christian is baptised into the \b \cf4 \ATXht71600 Passion\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , Death and Resurrection of Jesus. By bapt
ism, the Christian is cleansed, sanctified, and justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Spirit of God.\par