Infant Baptism in Presbyterian Tradition: Theology and Practice
Dec 8, 2024 · Infant baptism holds a distinctive place in Presbyterian tradition, both theologically and practically. This practice is deeply embedded in the faith’s doctrines and has significant implications for how Presbyterians view the role of family and community within the church.
A Brief Defense of Infant Baptism - The Gospel Coalition
Mar 12, 2015 · To understand how someone could come to embrace infant baptism, check out the “How I Changed My Mind” articles from: Liam Goligher (Tenth Presbyterian Church), Sean Michael Lucas (First Presbyterian Church – Hattiesburg, MS), Dennis Johnson (Westminster Theological Seminary – Escondido, CA).
What Presbyterians believe: the sacrament of baptism
Presbyterians practice both adult and infant baptism. Infant baptism expresses that it is God who chooses us for faith, discipleship, and salvation; without God, we have no power to claim these things for ourselves.
Presbyterian Church (USA) for parents who are followers of Jesus Christ and active church members to present their children for baptism as infants and very young children. While active members need have no hesitation about bringing your child to be baptized as an infant, baptism is possible at any age. Some parents prefer to wait
Why We Baptize Infants - The Presbytery of the United States
Infant baptism is a perpetual reminder that infants need what baptism represents and there can be no escape from, or amelioration of, that awful fact. But baptism is after all a sacrament of grace. And therefore it means more than the fact of need.
The Sacrament of Baptism—Infants Book of Worship 3-2G Since baptism is the act by which a person is solemnly admitted into the visible church, the administ-ration of the sacrament is ordinarily done in the presence of the family of believers. Ideally this sacrament is administered after the preaching of the Word.
Why do Presbyterians believe in infant baptism? - Jesus Everyday
Presbyterians believe in infant baptism because they interpret the Bible to support the practice as a means of initiating children into the covenant community of faith and symbolizing God’s grace and forgiveness.
He begins by describing the abuse of infant baptism and then the solutions, like the half-way covenants (what to do with children of adults who had been baptized as children but had never professed faith for themselves).
Presbyterian Infant Baptism - Ward Church
What happens at infant baptism? A. Parents make a commitment to reaffirm their faith in Jesus Christ, to nurture their children in the church, and to lead their children to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, profess faith openly, and lead a Christian life.
First Presbyterian Church - Infant Baptism
When an infant or child is baptized the church commits itself to nurture the child in faith. When adults are baptized they make a public profession of faith. Baptism distinguishes children of those who believe in God's redemptive power from children of nonbelievers.