Level 1 - A Catechism for Boys and Girls

Q. Why did Christ give these ordinances?
A. To show that his disciples belong to him, and to remind them of what he has done for them.

Q. What is baptism?
A. The dipping of believers into water, as a sign of their union with Christ in his death, burial, and resurrection.

Level 2 - The Shorter Catechism (the Baptist Version)

Q. What are the outward and ordinary means of grace whereby God preserves his elect and communicates to them the blessings of redemption in Christ?
A. The outward and ordinary means of grace whereby God preserves his elect and communicates to them the blessings of redemption in Christ are his ordinances, especially the word, the sacraments, and prayer, all which are made effectual to the elect for salvation.

Q. How is the word made effectual to salvation?
A. The Spirit of God makes the reading, but especially the preaching of the word, an effectual means of convincing and converting sinners and building up of believers in holiness and comfort through faith unto salvation.