Baptizing doesn't really make you clean it just symbolizes what JESUS did for us by taking away our sins. You know when you take a shower? and your hair and body get free of dirt? Well that's kinda like being baptized. the dirt is our sins. so i hope this answer didn't confuse you! i also hope this answered your question! GOD ROX!
The sacrament we are called to share in the life of the Blessed Trinity is Baptism.
The primary sign of the sacrament is water - new life in Christ Other signs are oil of salvation - a welcome to the church; oil of chrism - priest, prophet, king; white garment - new creation; candle - light of Christ in the world
.Roman Catholic AnswerThe Sacrament that effects your entrance into the Church is baptism:from The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 19941213Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua), and the door which give access to the other sacraments. through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons of God' we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made shares in her mission: "Baptism is the sacrament of regeneration through water in the word."
Eucharist (Communion) is one of the four sacraments of initiation along with Baptism, Reconciliation and Confirmation; it is called a Sacrament of the living as you must be in a state of grace to worthily receive it. Sacraments such as Baptism and Penance are "Sacraments of the dead" because you are dead in your sins when you receive them, and they restore you to a state of life.
The grace of the sacrament, the Holy Spirit, a welcome to the church, freedom from original sin, and the hope of evrerlasting life.
Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua), and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission: "Baptism is the sacrament of regeneration through water in the word.
Baptism always included in Christian initiation because it is accomplished by means of the sacraments which establish the foundations of Christian life,but Christian initiation not only hold the Baptism but to other sacraments of the church also. The faithful born anew by Baptism are strengthened by Confirmation and are then nourished by the Eucharist.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe grace of Baptism has its full effect in a perfect Christian life, which is lived through all the Sacraments. The Sacraments of Initiation include Baptism, Confirmation, and the Holy Eucharist. This are all given together in the Eastern Rites.
We are not given an indellible mark with the sacrament of Baptism, original sin is washed away. Original sin committed by Adam and Eve.Roman Catholic AnswerThrough baptism, a person is made into a son (or daugther) of God. That is the indelible mark. They are now a Christian, they are now something that they weren't before. They are born "anew" and from above, and henceforth live a life capable of receiving God's grace.
Catholics are often baptized as infants so it plays no real role in their life because it was not a conscious decision by the child to get baptized. (Compare Acts 2:14-41)
because some people say you are starting a new life by getting baptised.Roman Catholic Answer:Baptism is the sacrament established by Jesus to wipe away the original sin and to cause a new birth of the person baptised as a child of God. A sacrament really effects the grace that it signifies, and a person comes out of the baptism as a new creation, entirely justified, and able to lead a Christian life through God's grace.
Baptism is considered very important to the Catholic Church because it's the route to salvation and in-order to wipe out the original sin one needs to get baptized. It's a sacrament when you bond with the Holy Spirit.