Will the baby have a Godmother and Godfather at the ceremony or it's a different concept??
2006-09-14 12:29:41 · 4 answers · asked by makeup-maniac 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think I am interested in a baby dedication ceremony, as they call it.
2006-09-14 12:40:09 · update #1
The Scriptures do not assume infant baptism. Rather, the presumption of the Bible is against it.
1) Romans 6: From beginning to end, this chapter fails to assume the practice of infant baptism. First, those addressed could choose whether or not to "continue in sin (vv. 1, 2)." Infants have no such choice. Second, "know ye not" assumes that those baptized were conscious of the effect of their baptism (v. 3). This is not true of gurgling babies. Third, those buried and raised in baptism were expected to "walk in newness of life" in contrast with their former manner of life (vv. 4-6, 11-13, 21, 22). How does a week-old baby's lifestyle change after his baptism? He lives and acts the same as he did before he was baptized by the priest, but this is not true of those who received New Testament baptism. Fourth, one is a servant of the one whom he obeys. If he yields and obeys sin, he is the servant of sin; if he submits and obeys the will of God, he is a servant of righteousness (vv. 16-18). Do little babies do this? Fifth, those who obeyed that form of doctrine obeyed "from the heart" (Rom. 6:17, 18). That is, they understood what they were doing (Matt. 13:15b.). Do infants understand the process and purpose of their baptism? Sixth, a form, a mold, a pattern, of doctrine was "delivered" to those who were baptized; they "learned" it (Rom. 6:17, 18; 16:17). Have infants "learned" of the ceremony, the ritual, the form of infant baptism? If not, the baptism of Romans 6 cannot include them.
2006-09-14 12:34:49 · answer #1 · answered by K 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The SDA church rejects the practice of baptizing babies and small children. They believe you shouldn't get baptized until you're old enough to understand what it is.
2014-04-22 13:23:27 · answer #2 · answered by Hannah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would anyone baptize a baby? The baby can not believe? A baby is protected by God until he/she can tell right from wrong.
2006-09-14 12:57:15 · answer #3 · answered by Birdbrain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.adventist.org/beliefs/
Only adults are 'baptized' and with full immersion. Maybe you are going to a baby dedication or blessing?
2006-09-14 12:36:11 · answer #4 · answered by Terri 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋