The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Baptist Child Dedication

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr>[color:"blue"]Which is more important: to baptise them and hope they come to a saving knowledge of the truth or raise them up in such a way where they are taught what the truth is so that they don't think they are somehow saved because some water was poured on them?</font><hr></blockquote><p>My view is that you do both: baptize them as those who have been granted immeasurable privileges as covenant children (externally) AND teach them of their great need of Christ. Upon repentance and faith, they it could be said of them: "Hebrews 12:22-24 (ASV) ". . . ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable hosts of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, and to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaketh better than [that of] Abel." [img]http://www.the-highway.com/w3timages/icons/grin.gif" alt="grin" title="grin[/img]<br><br>In His Grace,