Do both parents have to consent to a baptism or will a Church baptize a child upon the request of one parent?

Question

I would like to know if it is possible for my EX to have had my child baptized w/o my knowledge or consent. Thanks !

Answer 1

If the ex has custody, then the church will probably do it. Baptism, properly understand and administered, is when a person becomes a child of God. I can't imagine any parent trying to fight that.

Answer 2

the Bible never says, "Faith in Christ is necessary for salvation except for infants"; it simply says, "Faith in Christ is necessary for salvation." Yet Fundamentalists must admit there is an exception for infants unless they wish to condemn instantaneously all infants to hell. Therefore, the Fundamentalist himself makes an exception for infants regarding the necessity of faith for salvation. He can thus scarcely criticize the Catholic for making the exact same exception for baptism, especially if, as Catholics believe, baptism is an instrument of salvation.

It becomes apparent, then, that the Fundamentalist position on infant baptism is not really a consequence of the Bible’s strictures, but of the demands of Fundamentalism’s idea of salvation. In reality, the Bible indicates that infants are to be baptized, that they too are meant to inherit the kingdom of heaven. Further, the witness of the earliest Christian practices and writings must once and for all silence those who criticize the Catholic Church’s teaching on infant baptism. The Catholic Church is merely continuing the tradition established by the first Christians, who heeded the words of Christ: "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God" (Luke 18:16).
Even in the books of the New Testament that were written later in the first century, during the time when children were raised in the first Christian homes, we never—not even once—find an example of a child raised in a Christian home who is baptized only upon making a "decision for Christ." Rather, it is always assumed that the children of Christian homes are already Christians, that they have already been "baptized into Christ" (Rom. 6:3). If infant baptism were not the rule, then we should have references to the children of Christian parents joining the Church only after they had come to the age of reason, and there are no such records in the Bible.
n the New Testament we read that Lydia was converted by Paul’s preaching and that "She was baptized, with her household" (Acts 16:15). The Philippian jailer whom Paul and Silas had converted to the faith was baptized that night along with his household. We are told that "the same hour of the night . . . he was baptized, with all his family" (Acts 16:33). And in his greetings to the Corinthians, Paul recalled that, "I did baptize also the household of Stephanas" (1 Cor. 1:16).

In all these cases, whole households or families were baptized. This means more than just the spouse; the children too were included. If the text of Acts referred simply to the Philippian jailer and his wife, then we would read that "he and his wife were baptized," but we do not. Thus his children must have been baptized as well. The same applies to the other cases of household baptism in Scripture.

Granted, we do not know the exact age of the children; they may have been past the age of reason, rather than infants. Then again, they could have been babes in arms. More probably, there were both younger and older children. Certainly there were children younger than the age of reason in some of the households that were baptized, especially if one considers that society at this time had no reliable form of birth control. Furthermore, given the New Testament pattern of household baptism, if there were to be exceptions to this rule (such as infants), they would be explicit.

Answer 3

Depends on the pastor/priest of the church. It is their call. As far as I know there is no law that requires the consent of both parents to baptize a child.

Answer 4

Immersion is to only come after

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repentance. If a child has reached the age of accountability, and that child has been redeemed then, the parents do not have to give their consent.

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church immerses

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person who has not had the nature with which they were born with radically executed by God.

Answer 5

I think a church should only do a baptism on the request of the one being baptized, otherwise, what is the point? A forced baptism does no one any good.

Answer 6

i exceptionally doubt you elect the two mum and dad to sign a consent. a baptism is approximately faith and regardless of if this is lutheran or catholic, this is nevertheless based on an identical section of concept. enable him do it lutheran and you do it catholic. no longer that great of deal. the reality which you the two are arguing approximately what christian faith you are going to baptize the undesirable infant, does not sound very christian to me. seem at it as a blessing...the infant is being blessed two times. do your guy or woman component and pass on. EDIT on your extra information: heavily, how previous are you adult males? that aside, if she's merely doing it so be spiteful and you do no longer care approximately distinctive baptisms, do no longer tutor her you care. do no longer combat it, act completely aloof. if we are all being immature right here, you ought to bypass as far telling her you think of this is great and can opt to be there for the ceremony. my funds says that maximum possibly, she won't do it in case you do no longer care or are pleased with it. and regardless of if she is going via with it (which i exceptionally doubt), you comprehend that the infant would be raised with a stable expertise approximately god and be blessed two times. ;)

Answer 7

requires only one parent,or even an aunt or cousin.

Even a complete stranger,baptism is one of those things thats too important.

Answer 8

Infantile baptism is not Biblical. But, yes I am sure he could get away with it.

Answer 9

Donate enough and you can Baptize your neighboor's poodle

Answer 10

catholics may be different but in mine i think one is all that is needed cuz some of us are married to those who dont attend