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Originally posted by fredtgreco
Quote: Originally posted by ChristopherPaul
So "Joe" is forced to find someone who is willing to ignore the Westminster Confession.
What are his options?
| The question again becomes one of relative importance of doctrines. Assuming that "Joe" does not (or for some reason cannot - let us say that the closest Reformed paedo church is 1.5 hours away) fall in line both with respect to sacramentology (baptism) and ecclesiology (church membership), it then becomes inevitable that one or both of the doctrines will be violated.
I would be unwilling to give a blanket answer like Matt did, because there are many circumstances that affect a highly pastoral decision.
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It is a tough situation.
A friend of mine was raised Presbyterian, but ended up in an area with no PCA churches. He became established at a church that did not baptize infants. Meanwhile all his kids were baptized as infants by the church they were born into except his last child who was born while they were established at a credo-only church. What they decided to do was to baptize their child in there house! They invited friends and family and had a home baptism.
I am not sure who administered it, but that was the option they picked.
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