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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
Baptism of someone who can personally profess Christian faith and choose to be baptised, usually involving full immersion in water.
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Paper 1
Revise: Sacraments and BaptismBaptists and many Pentecostal Christians practise believers’ baptism. The central requirement is that the candidate can understand the commitment and personally profess faith; it is not simply a ceremony for anyone who has reached adulthood.
Believers’ baptism is based on personal faith and understanding, not simply reaching a particular age. Churches that practise infant baptism can also baptise adults.
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