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Per the Westminster Standards, it is "a great sin to contemn or neglect this ordinance" (WCF 23.5). That being said, the manner in which a session addresses such issues is really a question requiring great pastoral wisdom. I look forward to hearing how various churches handle the matter.Is it a sin to not have your children baptized?
I am not a paedobaptist, but I would question as to why someone would join a church that believed differently about baptism than they did.
If you are in a location for a long period of time and this is the choice that you have, I personally would join the Reformed Paedobaptistic church if they would allow it.
I think they would allow you to join, though you would not be allowed to be in any official position. I am here to be corrected if I am wrong here.
Per the Westminster Standards, it is "a great sin to contemn or neglect this ordinance" (WCF 23.5). That being said, the manner in which a session addresses such issues is really a question requiring great pastoral wisdom. I look forward to hearing how various churches handle the matter.
I think they would allow you to join, though you would not be allowed to be in any official position. I am here to be corrected if I am wrong here.
It depends on the denomination. PCA & OPC - Yes. RPCNA - No. Not sure about others.
In the event that they were unable to persuade the individual or family, I believe they would make an effort to help facilitate a peaceable transfer to a Reformed Baptist church.
It should be noted that discipline encompasses more than just censure. It includes the process of teaching and shepherding. I can only answer the question as it pertains to my own Church. If a member became firmly persuaded of believer's baptism, the Session would perform its due diligence to persuade him otherwise. In the event that they were unable to persuade the individual or family, I believe they would make an effort to help facilitate a peaceable transfer to a Reformed Baptist church.