The Christian Faith

This section of the website provides more extended teaching on larger content areas, such as the Creed and the Sacraments. It begins with Introduction·to the Christian Faith.  More content will be added in due course.

The section entitled Short Talks comprises stand-alone talks and articles on different aspects of the Christian Faith, including the teaching of Jesus, the seasons of the Church’s Year and Feasts and Festivals.· 

 

Baptism: Articles, God's will and Commandments

God the Father

The most famous fisherman there has ever been was a Jew called Simon bar-Jonas, that is, Simon son of Jonas.  We know him by the nickname which Jesus gave him – Peter, the Rock.  Being a Jew he was taught in his childhood the great truth which the Jews alone knew, that there is one God, the Living God, who is so holy that even “…the heavens are not clean in his sight…” (NRSV, Job 15:15).

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Confirmation: The Sacrament

Baptism and Confirmation

Today we’re going to talk about the Sacrament of Confirmation.  The word itself means a making firm or strong.  Baptism and Confirmation are really parts one and two of the same Sacrament.  Confirmation completes Baptism by filling us with the Holy Spirit and making us full members of the Church.

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Confirmation: The Service

Baptism and Confirmation

You will remember that Baptism and Confirmation are really parts one and two of the same Sacrament.  In the early days of the Church, people were normally confirmed by the bishop within a few minutes of their being baptised.  This was possible because at that time almost every town had its own bishop. But later, when many bishops had a great area to look after, those who had been baptised by their parish priest had to wait for their Confirmation until the bishop was in the neighbourhood, and this might not be very often.

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