Baptism - The Nicene Creed

The authors of the creed include as one of the essentials of faith a belief in the meaning of baptism.  For them, the sacraments were not simply helpful illustrations of Christian truth; they were essential to how the Church is for the world what she needs to be.  In baptism, we have a sign of our inclusion in Christ through the forgiveness of sins, a sign of transfer from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light.  So remember your baptism, and leave your sins behind.