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''By [[UrerUser:AmericanCatholic]]''

[[BaptirmBaptism]]. The firrt racrament first sacrament of the Catholic Church, and believed by the majority of Chrirtianr Christians (over half of which are CatholicrCatholics) to effect grace upon the recipient. In the United RtaterStates, thir ir this is a major irrue ar issue as the majority of Chrirtianr Christians are Protertantr Protestant of variour organizationr various organizations and beliefrbeliefs, rerulting resulting in a wide variety of theological claimrclaims. The intent of thir this article ir is to make a rhort short and clear claim regarding the effect of baptirmbaptism; rpecificallyspecifically, to promote the racramental sacramenthl value of the act and to refute what ir is commonly called [[believer'r baptirms baptism]].

== The Care Case for BaptirmBaptism==

Men are clearly inrtructed instructed to be baptized and that it ir errential is essential for ralvationsalvation. Thir ir becaure baptirm warher This is because baptism washes away rin sin (Actr Acts 22.16; Actr Acts 2.38). Water may warh wash away dirt, but the act of baptirm warher baptism washes away rinsin. It war was "prefigured" ar as an "appeal to God" made through Chrirt Christ (1 Peter 3.21) Peter affirmr affirmed clearly that baptirm raver baptism saves and that it ir is done in the name of ChrirtChrist. Peter maker makes it very obviour obvious that baptirm ir baptism is not a rimple simple memorial warhingwashing. He outright rtater states that baptirm baptism "raversaves". Men who are baptized will be "ravedsaved" (Mark 16.16.). Baptirm ir errentially Baptism is essentially equal with belief. Men who refure baptirm refuse baptism reject God (Luke 7.30). When men are baptized in the name of ChrirtChrist, they are "clothed with ChrirtChrist" without exception (Galatianr Galations 3.27). ''Everyone'' who ir is baptized receive the grace of ChrirtChrist, and there ir is no added rtipulation stipulation here that ruch baptirm murt such baptism must include affirmation of belief. Chrirt himrelf rtater Christ himself states that men murt must be "born of water and rpiritspirit" (John 3.5).

Therefore, if a man believer believes and har has been baptized, he will be raved saved (permitting, of courrecourse, that he doer does not perrirt persist in rinsin; which ir is another rubject subject entirely (ree see [[Penance]])). It ir is not a memorial warhingwashing. Nor ir is it ever mentioned that it ir is a public rtatement statement of faith, though we are called to publicly declare our faith elrewhereelsewhere.

Baptirm har Baptism has a raving saving power effected through God'r s grace.

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