I’m a life long baptist. Our church has periodic baby dedications. In front of the congregation.... pictures with pastor..... little bibles given to the family.... prayer of dedication. Its a “feel good” moment for the family and congregation. But we don’t baptize them at that age. We reserve baptism for an event to show that the person has repented of sin, and asked Christ to be their savior. That they have accepted his gift of grace.
We reserve baptism for an event to show that the person has repented of sin, and asked Christ to be their savior. That they have accepted his gift of grace.
My first time to a particular Church, I watched as the pastor and two or three other men circled the alms pan clock wise, they threw the dollars or what ever in the pan with their right hands and their heads turned the other direction.
The Pastor noticed me giving them a funny look and he just laughed and assured me that the Bible said nothing about doing it that way but that is just the way we do it to demonstrate that we are not to keep track of what we give.
A swell bunch of good hearted people.