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1 | can a child be baptised | Bible general Archive 4 | justme | 216679 | ||
morrison: Welcome to the Study Bible Forum! Your question is rather vague and can be answered more specifically with some more detail. However, yes a child can be baptised, but at what age? My wife was five and she is very positive to this day she knew what she was doing. If we are talking infant baptism, me being a Baptist I would say no to infant baptism. Just to add something more pretend a person was baptised, and down the road of life they don't feel they knew what they were doing at the time of their baptism. Should this person say to the pastor, I want to say I have surrendered to Christ at the age they are now, and want to be baptised, what do we do? We take the person and make sure they really know Christ and baptise them, it's just that simple. I hope this answer is helpful. justme |
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2 | can a child be baptised | Bible general Archive 4 | Searcher56 | 216712 | ||
God's day to you, Justme, I was saved at five (in Japan), too, but my water baptism was delayed until I was nine, when we were back in the USA – CHRISTMAS, 1960. If we study the book of Acts, six of the seven conversion experiences the believers were baptized the same day believed. The exception was Paul. I included 2:47, 4:4 and 8:14-17 because the Bible does say how soon after salvation these were baptized. -2:41 ... 3,000 saved and baptized the same day -2:47 ... many daily -4:4 ... 5,000 saved -8:14-17 ... Samaritans -8:34-39 ... Ethiopian saved and baptized the same day -9:5-19 ... Paul saved but baptized three days later - 10:44-48 ... Cornelius (and his house) saved and baptized the same day -16:14-15 ... Lydia saved and (and her house) baptized the same day -16:31-34 ... Jailer saved and (and his house) baptized the same day -19:5-7 ... About 12 disciples of John saved and baptized the same day So why do we wait? Do we say believers who are not baptized are excluded from the Lord’s Supper? Notice that it says only Lydia and the jailer were saved … but their house was baptized. I believe that may have included children. The Bible doesn't say either way. Let me start by saying I grew up in a Pietistic Baptist (Baptist General Conference (BGC)) home, there are slight differences from most other Baptists, which are the Reformed branch. The BGC as well as Evangelical Covenant Church (a church I now attend), another Pietistic group, is from the Lutheran branch. Until last month I was firmly against infant baptism. The following My get me kicked out of my Southern Baptist church. It is a minor issue. After careful study of Scripture, I think it is okay, just as long as it is not a view toward salvation. It is like child dedication in other churches. In both cases the parents and congregation (should) make a covenant about the upbringing of the child. I already believed we don’t have to be immersed to be baptized. Another minor issue. So I am gone :-D. At the Evangelical Covenant Church I attend we all made a covenant about the upbringing of a young lady who is a believer and went through confirmation. Seacher |
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3 | can a child be baptised | Bible general Archive 4 | justme | 216721 | ||
Searcher:-) It's ok and no need to feel like you are less a Christian because you are not in total agree ment with the Baptist Faith and Message. I have some real disagreements as well. I am a Christian that has agreed to fellowship and support my local body of believers which are SBC. I have sprinklesd an older lady that was near death that insisted I baptised her. In sprinkling her I said it was a symbol of immersion. I have no issue about sprinkling when immersion is not a possibility. My basic under pinnings in the Christian faith are American Baptist. I went to a SBC College, and an American Baptist Seminary so I have some mixed theology in my system. The biggest issue many baptist would have with me is, I believe in ordaining women and I believe women can serve as pastors. Women serve on the mission field in every church position you can think of. In the eighteen hundreds if it were not for women pastors in the US, our growing country would have not had near as many churches or Christians. I believe Scripture does allow women to be in such positions. I have been fully taken to task on my beliefs about women and don't want debate this over again, as I would rather just let whoever think as God leads them. The only Denomination that I find rather angry in nature the GARB which in their statement of faith openly attacks the ABC USA. I don't argue with that either. Searcher as you know Scripture says we are to be convicted that what we believe is truth from Scripture. Minor things are open for debate, solid Doctrines are not. I consider the differences we have as open between us. You are a brother who is well studied and I totally respect you. Blessings. justme |
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4 | can a child be baptised | Bible general Archive 4 | Searcher56 | 216730 | ||
God's day to you, again, Justme, He has granted us another day, all days are His. He lets us live each day, rejoice and be gald in it. I am one to let the minor differences not bother me. I also have changed my views on several minor issues. We need to be willing to do so, even if it is to flip flop, like on women preachers. Searcher |
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