Why would you baptize your child if you don't go to church?

Question

I am asking this because of this question
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071217123158AAcTwgA&r=w#QoYrPGvqA1EqHaiEwoyW

What would be the reason to want to insure the child is baptized?

Answer 1

- to be sure
- because of the family
- because of tradition

Answer 2

There is no stated reason in the bible for going to church and baptism being cojoined. The Ethiopian eunuch was baptized without going to church. Baptism is based on salvation alone.

No where in the bible do we see children being baptized. The bible is clear on the requirements for baptism, and infants cannot meet those requirements. So there is no need to baptist infants or children until they have a clear understanding.

John 3:3 states "Except a man be born again,.." not a child. And the bible is very clear on word usage and grammar. Matthew 18:3 states ye "become as little children.." and verse 4 is clear it is speaking of humbling oneself as a child. Therefore, children have not sinned after the similitude of adults, and have no need to be baptized, even if they are dying.

Answer 3

I wonder, too. This is one of the most perplexing things about God-haters; they love to ridicule believers, insult God and say the most vile things they can think of about them both.

But, they want a church wedding, their children baptized, and their dead buried. God seems just a convenience for them, or a stage set.

If they have no use for God any other time of their lives, why bother with the major life events and the occasional holiday?

Answer 4

Why baptize your child if you do go to church? You must be old enough to seek forgiveness. Then be baptized. The seventh day of the week is the Sabbath, not the first day of the week. God does not hear sinners. You must keep the Sabbath or you are a sinner.

Answer 5

I know a lot of people that have their children baptized out of tradition, or simply because their family expects it. I got a lot of nagging from my family when I didn't baptize my kids, and they all knew very well I didn't attend church.

Answer 6

The reasons for infant baptism, as taught by Jesus, the disciples, and the early Church, are here:
http://www.catholic.com/library/Infant_Baptism.asp

Acts 2:38-39: "Peter said to them: Do penance: and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins. And you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is to you and to your children and to all that are far off, whomsoever the Lord our God shall call."

However, in the Catholic sacrament of baptism, parents make promises on behalf of the child to raise the child in the Catholic faith. This means they must be practicing Catholics. If not, they would not be able to present their child for baptism.

This is true in mainstream Protestant organizations, too:
http://trinityclearwater.org/root/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=37

Cheers,
Bruce

Answer 7

2 reassons I can think of.
1 to satisfy the religous relatives.
2 just to have a extra I'm proud of having a baby ceremony.

Answer 8

It takes a mother and a father to have children, maybe one of them has strong convictions and the other doesn't care. a good example is myself I don't care but my wife is a catholic, so I say thats ok with me, even though I see it has nonsense.

Answer 9

My family isn't catholic,but my brother had his 3 daughters all baptised into the catholic faith only so he could get them into the catholic school where he lives as they get more points for being of that faith...pointless to me but there you go,my kids were never baptised..

Answer 10

THey should get him circumsized to be on the safe side.