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title: "Question 94: What is Baptism? | Westminster Shorter Catechism"
description: "Westminster Shorter Catechism, question 94: What is Baptism? Baptism is a Sacrament, wherein the washing with water, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, dot"
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source: "https://ctkrp.org/assets/rpcna-constitution-2026.pdf#page=170"
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# Question 94: What is Baptism? | Westminster Shorter Catechism

Baptism is a Sacrament, wherein the washing with water, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, doth signify and seal our ingrafting into Christ, and partaking of the benefits of the covenant of grace, and our engagement to be the Lord’s.

Scripture proofs: Matt. 28:19; Rom. 6:4; Gal. 3:27.

Original source: [2026 RPCNA Constitution](https://ctkrp.org/assets/rpcna-constitution-2026.pdf#page=170)

## Related reading

- [Baptism and the children of believers](https://ctkrp.org/learn/topics/baptism/)
- [Westminster Confession of Faith · Chapter 27: Of the Sacraments](https://ctkrp.org/confession/chapter-27-sacraments/)
- [Westminster Shorter Catechism · Question 91: How do the Sacraments become effectual means of salvation?](https://ctkrp.org/shorter-catechism/question-91-how-do-the-sacraments-become-effectual-means-of-salvation/)
- [Westminster Larger Catechism · Question 161: How do the Sacraments become effectual means of salvation?](https://ctkrp.org/larger-catechism/question-161-how-do-the-sacraments-become-effectual-means-of-salvation/)
- [Question 93](https://ctkrp.org/shorter-catechism/question-93-which-are-the-sacraments-of-the-new-testament/)
- [Question 95](https://ctkrp.org/shorter-catechism/question-95-to-whom-is-baptism-to-be-administered/)

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