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Originally Posted by jaybird0827  Quote:
Originally Posted by JBaldwin ...
I can think of at least four (possibly 5) circumstances under which someone might be baptised:
1. Infant baptism by sprinkling
2. Infant baptism by immersion (Greek orthodox)
3. Baptism after conversion when the person was not baptised as an infant (usually sprinkling)
4. Baptism after conversion only (immersion)
5. Baptism after conversion only (sprinkling) does anyone do this?
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Any thoughts? | Suppose a credo becomes convinced of paedo and moves his family to a church that practices paedo. His children are grammar-school age and not ready to profess faith. They were not baptized as infants because the parents were credo at the time.
The Session encourages the father to consider having baptism administered to the children and he agrees. Is that a 1 or 2 or would you consider that another circumstance? |
I think since the father is making the decision it would fall into 1 or 2, as I see 3 as being baptism as a confession of faith.