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Baptismal Commitments

Celebrant 

Do you renounce the Devil and all the spiritual forces of wickedness that rebel against God?

Person

I renounce them. 

Celebrant 

Do you renounce the empty promises and deadly deceits of this world which corrupt and destroy the creatures of God? 

Person

I renounce them. 

Celebrant 

Do you renounce the sinful desires of the flesh that draw you from the love of God?

Person

I renounce them. 

Celebrant 

Do you turn to Jesus Christ and confess him as your Lord and Savior?

Person

I do.

Celebrant 

Do you joyfully receive the Christian Faith, as revealed in the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments?

Person

I do.

Celebrant 

Will you obediently keep God’s holy will and commandments, and walk in them all the days of your life?

Person

I will, the Lord being my helper.

Celebrant 

Do you believe and trust in God the Father?

People

I do. I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

Celebrant 

Do you believe and trust in Jesus Christ?

People

I do. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried: He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

Celebrant 

Do you believe and trust in the Holy Spirit?

People

I do. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

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