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A-Z: General definitions: Godparents
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Witnesses to a Christian baptism who promise to help the person baptised grow in understanding and obedience to God. When an infant is baptised the godparents make promises on the child's behalf, renouncing evil and making a confession of faith. They promise to pray for the child, be an example to them, care for them and help them to take their place in the church. Godparents must themselves be baptised. In the Middle Ages the bond between godparents and godchildren was considered as close as a blood relationship.
Name originally given to disciples of Jesus by outsiders and gradually adopted by the Early Church.
The immersion in or pouring over of water, in the name of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, to signify the washing away of away of sin. Baptism in Christian churches marks the acceptance of the baptised child or adult into the church.
The Bible describes God as the unique supreme being, creator and ruler of the universe.
The opposite of goodness; thoughts and actions which are in opposition to God's will and result in wrongdoing and harm. That which opposes God.
1. The part of a service of Christian worship where people say sorry to God for not living according to his will.
2. The practice of privately telling a priest of wrongdoing.
Belief and trust in someone or something.
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