Baptisms at Como Park Lutheran

(Two often asked questions that are addressed by the Pastors)

Baptism is first of all a gift from God, meant to assure us of his love. A second meaning is that baptism is a "birth" of sorts into a new life -- the life of a Christian who trusts the love of Jesus. Because Christians are people who worship together, neglecting that worship on a regular basis would be a sign that a person really doesn't want to be a part of that special relationship with God. God doesn't measure our Sundays - or any other "good deed" we might do - and care for us in proportion to how good we are. In fact, baptism is most of all a sign and promise of God that he already loves us, and he isn't going to measure our "worth" to him in any way other than as one of his children. So baptism is considered the beginning of a Christian life -- a life of being in touch with God by reading and hearing God's word in the Bible and by receiving Holy Communion, another of God's gifts.

Baptism makes Christians, and Christians need contact with God and one another for their faith. That's why we have baptism sponsors and why we think it's so important for baptized people to go to church.

Baptisms at Como Park Lutheran

(Two often asked questions that are addressed by the Pastors)

Baptism is first of all a gift from God, meant to assure us of his love. A second meaning is that baptism is a "birth" of sorts into a new life -- the life of a Christian who trusts the love of Jesus. Because Christians are people who worship together, neglecting that worship on a regular basis would be a sign that a person really doesn't want to be a part of that special relationship with God. God doesn't measure our Sundays - or any other "good deed" we might do - and care for us in proportion to how good we are. In fact, baptism is most of all a sign and promise of God that he already loves us, and he isn't going to measure our "worth" to him in any way other than as one of his children. So baptism is considered the beginning of a Christian life -- a life of being in touch with God by reading and hearing God's word in the Bible and by receiving Holy Communion, another of God's gifts.

Baptism makes Christians, and Christians need contact with God and one another for their faith. That's why we have baptism sponsors and why we think it's so important for baptized people to go to church.