Ngaphambi kwexesha lokuzalwa komntwana, abanye abazali bacinga ngegama lomntwana, bakhetha igama ngokweengcwele - iintsuku ezizinikezelwe kubangcwele. Kwaye udla ngokuba ngumntwana ngegama le-saint, ozalwa ngalo. Bade bacela ngaphambi kokuba "bangabi naluphi uhlobo lokubiza umntwana", kodwa "ukuba uya kubiza njani." Kwakuyinkqubo yesigramente yobhaptizo umntu awamkela igama lakhe. Kwaye namhlanje siyazibuza ukuba kubalulekile ukuba sibhaptize umntwana nonke.
Kutheni ubhaptiza abantwana?
Ngoko, kutheni ebhaptiza umntwana kwaye kutheni ebhaptiza abantwana ngokubanzi? Abazali abaninzi abanakucinga nantoni na into, nangona bengena rhoqo kwicawa ngokwabo, abayayizi umthandazo omnye. Intsingiselo yobhaptizo lomntwana kukuba uyasondeza abantu bakaThixo ngale mfihlelo, uyasondela kuThixo ngokwakhe. Zonke izono zisuswe kuye. Kubonakala ngathi, ziphi uhlobo lwezono umntu onesandul 'ukuzalwa kunye kwaye kutheni kubalulekile ukuba ubhaptize umntwana ongenangqiqo? Mhlawumbi uya kukhula kwaye azenzele ngokwakhe? Apha akusiyo umbuzo wesono esipheleleyo. Kufuneka iguqulelwe ngale ndlela: indoda yafa esonweni yavuka kwakhona kuKristu. Uyayithobela umzimba weNkosi ngexesha le-sakramente, igcobe ngoxolo, umcimbi wecawa wenziwa. Konke oku kuguqulela isimo sokomoya sesana kwelinye inqanaba. Oku kukunika ubhaptizo lomntwana.
Ngaphambi komhla wobhaptizo umntwana ukhethwe ngabantwana bakaThixo. Kubalulekile ukuthetha ngokugqithiseleyo ukhetho lwabaviwa, kuba ngoku bonke ubomi bakhe baya kuba ngabacebisi ngokomoya abasanda kubhaptizwa. Kuphi na umzuzu wobomi babo kufuneka bahlale bekulungele ukuxhasa, ukufundisa nokunyusa kwimeko enzima, ukuyeka ukuhamba endleleni efanelekileyo yobomi.
Ngaba ndingenako ukubhaptiza umntwana, abanye abantu bayabuza. Ukuba ummkeli okhethiweyo akanakuva amandla kwaye engakulungele ukuthwala uxanduva lokukhuliswa ngokomoya komntwana, oko kungcono ukula. Emva kwakho konke, kulo lonke ixesha lobomi bakho uya kubopha ngobudlelwane obungokomoya. Awukwazi ukurhoxisa lobu buhlobo okanye utshintshe ingqondo yakho emva komcimbi. Imithetho ye-canonical ayilungiseleli oku. Emva kwakho konke, ubona, abazali bethu bodwa, asikwazi ukuzalwa ngokutsha emzimbeni
Mhlawumbi umbingeleli unqwenela ukuqhuba umcimbi wokubhaptizwa ukuba ngaba abazali bezomthetho ngaba oothixo. Okanye i-receptor ekhethiweyo iya kuba yinkonzo eyahlukileyo. Ngokwezigqeba ze-Orthodoxy, abantu kufuneka babone ukuba baguquke kwi-Orthodox. Ngaphandle koko, indlela eya kumfundisa ngayo imithetho yokomoya yale nkolo ethile.
Wonke umntu ngokwakhe wenza ikusasa lakhe kunye nomntwana wakhe. Kodwa kusekuhle ukuzisa umntwana wakho esontweni. Emva kwakho konke, akusiyo into yokuba thina ma-Orthodox amaKristu siwagcina ezi zithethe ngaphezu kweenkulungwane eziliqela.