Although John the Baptist used water as the rite of passage he stated that "he baptized with water but Christ baptized with the Holy Ghost." ... Baptism fulfills the requisites for a sacrament as it was initiated by Christ, it bestowed the Holy Ghost and it is a defined rite. ... The child is baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost. ... This sacrament is when the Holy Ghost is given to those who are already baptized in order to make them strong and perfect Christians and "soldiers of Jesus Christ." ... The bishop prays that the Holy Ghost may come down upon those who hav...

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In the ancient Rome days the term originally meant, the allegiance oath of a soldier. By this oath, the soldier marked the start of new life so also one is initiated into Christianity through the sacraments. ... Generally this Spirit refers to the Holy Ghost.7 The ruling of the Council of Chalcedon was important in making clear Christ's nature and the Trinity doctrine and thus it dedicated itself to the first principal of Catholic belief, or sacramentality. ...

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From that point on converts became soldiers of Christ and were known as Salvationists. ... We believe that there are three persons in the Godhead- the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, who are undivided in essence and co-equal in power, 4. ... The soldiers of the Salvation Army are local citizens in communities throughout the world. There are currently about 450,000 soldiers in the United States. ...

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