Water Baptism I couldn't decide over the holidays what topic to write my church research paper on until I found out that my niece and two nephews would baptized next weekend in their Catholic church. I realized that my knowledge about water baptism is very limited and I have never really researched this interesting topic. So I hope to be really informed on this topic and learn something new. I will include new information and answer questions posed to me by my instructor. Let me start by pointing out what the Bible says about this. Colossians 2:12 says, “Having been buried with him in baptism, in which you also were raised with him through your faith in the work of God, who raised him from the dead (Kabalah). This scripture really gives us a clear idea of ​​what baptism is all about. Romans 6:2-7 says, “Or do you not know that all of us have been baptized into his death (Cleave Pg. 235)? These scriptures make it clear to me that baptism is largely a symbolic action by which we make a public declaration of faith. In the book of Theology, the author makes a very good point by stating that Eph. 2:1 says that we identify with the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. This verse states: “And he hath quickened you, which were dead in trespasses and sins (Cleave, page 235). This is a very clear picture of our new birth in Jesus Christ. The next question I and others ask is, “Is baptism necessary for salvation?” » Let me look at this question carefully because of so much debate about it. 1 Cor 1:17 says that Paul did not equate baptism with saving people from their sins (Letusreason.org). As I continued reading this article, I read that we are saved by faith and not by the middle of a paper...the United States recognizes baptismal records as legal records. It doesn't verify any citizenship or anything. I believe that when it comes to keeping track of the sacraments celebrated in the Catholic Church, it is important. I know that in my family it is part of Catholic life. Everyone I know in my family knows where to find their baptism records. As I've said before, a lot of the things I find related to baptism have to do with traditions and certain validations of believers' lives as a Christian, but it does. has no impact on salvation which is the most important part of a human being. I really learned a lot from doing this article on this topic. I still have questions regarding the beliefs of the Catholic Church on this topic but this is not an article about Catholic theology. Maybe another time I'll look into this topic in more depth.