This morning I came across a posting entitled Act Like a Soldier of Christ which reminds us that we are soldiers of Christ and that we must not neglect the battle against sin, the world and the devil.
Being a member of the Anglican church I see a number of baptism and thought that it would be good to remind myself of the following part of the baptism service:
The sign of the cross
The minister will make the sign of the cross on the forehead of the child using the water. This is a sign to remind us of how Christ died for each one of us on the cross. As Christ died for us so we are now signed with the cross -the badge of our faith – to remind us that we must not be ashamed to profess our faith and fight against all that is evil.
Minister: I sign with the cross, the sign of Christ. Do not be ashamed to confess the faith of Christ crucified.
The congregation says: Fight valiantly under the banner of Christ against sin, the world and the devil, and continue his faithful soldier and servant to the end of your life.
May we all indeed fulfil these vows and be true soldiers of Christ!
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