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Re: Would you baptize a baby?

Re: Would you baptize a baby?

Yes, if they confessed their faith in Christ.

If the baby confesses his faith in Jesus and really understands the Gospel and can give an 'answer of a good conscience before God'....

I have also never baptized anyone who didn't have an understanding of the gospel, evidence of being born again and a basic understanding of what baptism/immersion symbolizes. I would not sprinkle a person and call it baptism/immersion, no matter how unintelligent they might be.

Re: Would you baptize a baby?

Yes, if they confessed their faith in Christ. Sprinkle, pour, or immerse? I think the Greek Orthodox actually immerse babies

So now anyone who says go ahead and sprinkle someone is unintelligent? What's wrong with you people?

Yes, if they confessed their faith in Christ. Sprinkle, pour, or immerse? I think the Greek Orthodox actually immerse babies.

I have baptized one infant/toddler and I did so because:The child was born with multiple health issues that were going to and did lead to the child not living very long (less than four years).I believe Baptism to be a command of the Lord but symbolic in nature. The symbolism was most important to the grieving young mother and grandmother. I believe the child to be still without the age/understanding of accountability.I consulted church history, including our own, as well as conversations with both COG pastors as well as friends pastoring in the Episcopal and Lutheran churches.My resolution was to have the mom and the hospice nurses to hold the child while I gently washed his face using a cloth and basinet.Much like a baby dedication, it meant a lot to his family. Something they cherished when it came time for his funeral. I view it as an act of compassion. Jesus will decide if he was truly saved or not Proverbs 3:5-6; John 13:34-35; Acts 1:8