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Originally Posted by turmeric  This came up in Bible study this week - in Acts 8 there are two references to Philip the Deacon baptizing converts. It goes against Presbyterian polity I'm told for deacons to administer sacraments. How do they fit Acts 8 into this?
[Please, people, the thread is in Ecclesiology not Baptism! This is not about paedo-credo, at least not yet!] |
Meg, this is a great question, the Church "prefers" Baptism to be done by a Bishop/Priest/Pastor...........a Deacon can do it if access is not available, in fact in VERY EXTREME circumstances a layman may do this rite in an emergency. We have a doctor at my church who 2 times in his career has realized a newborn would not live and done a Baptism. These are extreme cases limited also to Baptized members in good standing.
