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I am a wife to the man of my dreams! We've been married for nearly three years now and I couldn't imagine my life without him in it! I am also a mom to a seven month old daughter who I absolutely adore! I love the Lord with all my heart...without Him in my life I would not be where I am today! I am enjoying the balancing act of being a stay at home mom and wife and, together with my husband, am enjoying our wonderfully blessed life!!
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Why Baby Dedication and Not Baby Baptism?
Posted by jennasue
As I have mentioned recently, our 6 1/2 month old daughter, Kaelyn, was dedicated in church this past Sunday! As this dedication grew near, I began to think about it's true meaning and the commitment we would be making as parents. It also got me thinking about Baptism as well. Why you ask? Well, there are many churches, and people who believe that an infant should be baptized to ensure Salvation if they would die before they can consciously make the decision to accept Christ as their Lord and Savior and live for Him, or that they will be condemned to hell. This is not what I believe and does not align with what the Bible teaches. "Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish." (Matthew 18:14). Although born into a world of sin, infants do not have the ability to consciously accept Christ's gift at such a young age or consciously sin. Only through rejection of Christ's love and unacceptance can lead to one being unsaved, and that is not possible until conscious sin is possible.
So, what do we believe? Well, according to the Bible we are saved through Faith in the Jesus Christ...not through being baptized. It is an act of obedience, but again...is not what saves you. Baptism is a way for Believers to publicly acknowledge their Faith in Jesus Christ and desire to live for Him! To identify ourselves with His Church, and Him through Faith and Trust, and accept all He has done for us. To do this, one must consciously be able to make that decision...an infant is not able to do this.
So, since we do not believe in the infant baptism, we decided to take part in a dedication for Kaelyn. It is not an ordinance of the church, but a time for us to commit ourselves as parents to the responsibility of raising her in a way that she will one day come to know Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior and live for Him. It is our promise in front of the Lord and His people to offer her every opportunity to do this throughout her life. It's a wonderful opportunity to not only do this, but also to receive the prayer support of our church family and family members that we will be able to bring her up to have a love for the Lord and desire to personally know Him. So basically there are three main purposes...the dedication of us as parents to our job of parenting, the dedication of Kaelyn to the Grace of God and his watchful care, and the dedication of the congregation to love and support us and Kaelyn through example, support, and prayer.
It was such a wonderful day...one we are so thankful we had the opportunity to take part in.
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