bravebee
Puritan Board Freshman
What do you do with an adult who is severly retarded, whose family is coming for membership. They would like this individual to be baptized and received into membership as well.
This individual is impaired enough that they cannot make any kind of profession of faith.
Woud you:
1. Baptize as you would an infant (as in the household baptism of the Philippian jailer)
2. Baptize and admit into membership
3. Refuse baptism or membership
4. Other
Any precedent would be helpful, and scripture-backed opinions would be appreciated.
This individual is impaired enough that they cannot make any kind of profession of faith.
Woud you:
1. Baptize as you would an infant (as in the household baptism of the Philippian jailer)
2. Baptize and admit into membership
3. Refuse baptism or membership
4. Other
Any precedent would be helpful, and scripture-backed opinions would be appreciated.