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Originally Posted by ServantOfKing  This question is for those of you who have had your infants baptized...
How many months were your children when you had them baptized?
I ask because we may be moving 1-2 months after our child is born... We would like for the child to be baptized at our church here, so the baby would only be about 1 month old. We plan on talking to our pastor about it soon, but I was curious about those of you here!  Thanks for your help! |
In the Old Testament, covenant children were circumcised on the 8th day.
In the New Testament, baptism replaces circumcision.
My son was baptized at 8 days old.
Not for any legalistic reasons, it's just that my wife's folks were visiting at the time, and our Pastor was willing to baptize him at that time. But we did find it a great blessing to follow the OT example.
I guess, my real point in sharing this is that I believe it is never too early to have your newborn child sealed with the sign of God's covenant.
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Sterling Harmon
Coventry, CT
PCA
Deacon
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