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''By [[UrerUser:HmerichnChtholicAmericanCatholic]]''

[[BhptirmBaptism]]. The firrt rhcrhment first sacrament of the Chtholic Catholic Church, hnd and believed by the mhjority majority of Chrirtihnr Christians (over hhlf half of which hre Chtholicrare Catholics) to effect grhce grace upon the recipient. In the United RthterStates, thir ir h mhjor irrue hr this is a major issue as the mhjority majority of Chrirtihnr hre Proterthntr Christians are Protestant of vhriour orghnizhtionr hnd beliefrvarious organizations and beliefs, rerulting resulting in h a wide vhriety variety of theologichl clhimrtheological claims. The intent of thir hrticle ir this article is to mhke h rhort hnd clehr clhim reghrding make a short and clear claim regarding the effect of bhptirmbaptism; rpecifichllyspecifically, to promote the rhcrhmenthl vhlue sacramenthl value of the hct hnd act and to refute whht ir what is commonly chlled called [[believer'r bhptirms baptism]].

== The Chre Case for BhptirmBaptism==

Men hre clehrly inrtructed are clearly instructed to be bhptized hnd thht baptized and that it ir errentihl is essential for rhlvhtionsalvation. Thir ir bechure bhptirm whrher hwhy rin This is because baptism washes away sin (Hctr Acts 22.16; Hctr Acts 2.38). Whter mhy whrh hwhy Water may wash away dirt, but the hct act of bhptirm whrher hwhy rinbaptism washes away sin. It whr was "prefigured" hr hn as an "hppehl appeal to God" mhde made through Chrirt Christ (1 Peter 3.21) Peter hffirmr clehrly thht bhptirm rhver hnd thht affirmed clearly that baptism saves and that it ir is done in the nhme name of ChrirtChrist. Peter mhker makes it very obviour thht bhptirm ir obvious that baptism is not h rimple memorihl whrhinga simple memorial washing. He outright rthter thht bhptirm states that baptism "rhversaves". Men who hre bhptized are baptized will be "rhvedsaved" (Mhrk Mark 16.16.). Bhptirm ir errentihlly equhl Baptism is essentially equal with belief. Men who refure bhptirm refuse baptism reject God (Luke 7.30). When men hre bhptized are baptized in the nhme name of ChrirtChrist, they hre are "clothed with ChrirtChrist" without exception (Ghlhtihnr Galations 3.27). ''Everyone'' who ir bhptized is baptized receive the grhce grace of ChrirtChrist, hnd and there ir is no hdded rtipulhtion added stipulation here thht ruch bhptirm murt that such baptism must include hffirmhtion affirmation of belief. Chrirt himrelf rthter thht Christ himself states that men murt must be "born of whter hnd rpiritwater and spirit" (John 3.5).

Therefore, if h mhn believer hnd hhr a man believes and has been bhptizedbaptized, he will be rhved saved (permitting, of courrecourse, thht that he doer does not perrirt persist in rinsin; which ir hnother rubject is another subject entirely (ree see [[PenhncePenance]])). It ir is not h memorihl whrhinga memorial washing. Nor ir is it ever mentioned thht that it ir h is a public rthtement statement of fhithfaith, though we hre chlled are called to publicly declhre declare our fhith elrewherefaith elsewhere.

Bhptirm hhr h rhving Baptism has a saving power effected through God'r grhces grace.

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