Christening is defined as “a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth.” The christening ceremony, usually done to small children and babies, and most common in Catholic and Episcopal churches, is more than simply infant baptism. The christening ceremony includes giving the baby his/her “Christian” name, sprinkling water on the head of the child, and welcoming him/her into the congregation.
And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. | Acts 2:38
And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. | Mark 16:15
And how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. | 2 Timothy 3:15
And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. | 2 Corinthians 3:18
And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us. | Acts 16:15
But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. | Luke 18:16
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. | Psalm 127:3
But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. | Romans 5:8
But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven. | Matthew 19:14
Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? | Romans 6:3
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. | Romans 12:2
Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. | 2 John 1:9
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. | John 3:16
For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition that I made to him. | 1 Samuel 1:27
For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise. | Galatians 3:26-29
He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. | John 1:11-12
If you love me, you will keep my commandments. | John 14:15
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. | Romans 12:1
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. | John 3:5
Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit. | Matthew 15:14
Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John. | John 4:1
One Lord, one faith, one baptism. | Ephesians 4:5
So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. | Acts 2:41
So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. | 1 Peter 2:1
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. | Genesis 1:27
That the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. | 2 Timothy 3:17
Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony. | John 3:11
Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. | 1 Peter 4:16
When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. | Mark 16:1
You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life. | John 5:39-40
During a christening your child will be baptized with water. It’s the start of an amazing journey of faith for your child and a special day for all your friends and family.