By teaching them the Bible parents can help them make the distinction between living as Christians live and actually being a Christian. Some precocious children are capable of a credible profession of faith before age Some adolescents need to be prevailed upon.
Parents and church elders should be looking for evidence of the new birth John before proceeding to hear such a profession.
Keeping in mind what I have already said, we should not bring up our children as if each were already saved but with the expectation that each will surely be saved through the grace of God and faith in Christ. To be a covenant child is to be treated as a Christian but again on a provisional basis. We have to evangelize our children, calling on them to trust the blood of Christ alone for their salvation and warning them not to trust in their family status or good works. At the same time we are most definitely to teach them what Christians believe and how to honor the Lord.
By their baptism they are committed to these things, and God will hold them accountable with respect to them. We set before them covenant obligations and responsibilities and urge them to claim their inheritance and reject the path of Esau, who despised his birthright Gen.
Interest in the Supper should be an encouragement to make a profession of faith. But we do indeed treat them as Christians. Well, the challenge is to make them conscious of their provisional status. The worst confusion would be for them to think they have no need of repentance Luke — Baptism does not mean the child immediately becomes a Christian.
Although salvation is promised, in time children must trust and believe in Jesus Christ for themselves. When believing parents have their children baptised they are publicly declaring they are committed Christians, and that they want their child to come to know Jesus Christ in a personal way and to grow up to serve Him.
Infant baptism is given on the basis of the qualifications of the parent, not the qualifications of the child. So — next topic: Free will and predestination! Hi, I found this discussion about predestination, free will, etc. I thank you for this really helpful and insightful article.
Given this very broad topic and given that I only have an hour to talk about church, I was baffled at first about how to begin. Since I had been a U. S history professor who has always been interested in the early Puritan settlements in America, I thought I would start here. The issue of predestination was an important one to those early settlers and it is still a question that folks grapple with today.
Thank you for explaining all of this so beautifully and clearly. Your church sounds and looks like a wonderful place to worship. You also have so much more history behind you than we could possibly have here in California.
During the service, parents and the congregation repeat vows -- for example, a profession of faith in Christ, a renouncement of sin, a promise to participate actively in the mission of the church and a vow to nurture the child's faith. Presbyterians do not have specific age requirements for baptism; nonetheless, the Book of Order urges members to baptize their children "without undue delay, but without undue haste. After baptism, life in Christ continues through service and educational opportunities and fellowship with other believers; parents may decide to permit their baptized children to receive the second sacrament of Holy Communion.
Trudie Longren began writing in for legal publications, including the "American Journal of Criminal Law. Longren holds a bachelor's degree in international politics, a Juris Doctor and an LL.
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