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“Churches should baptise children even if their parents do not attend church.” Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer.

      

“Churches should baptise children even if their parents do not attend church.”
Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer.

  

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marlyne

• The child deserves the right to be welcomed into the family of the
church.
• If the church refuses, the family may decide to have nothing more to
do with religious institutions, whereas performing the baptism may
encourage the family to make a bigger commitment and take the
baptismal vows seriously.
• They should obey Jesus’ command regardless of the circumstances.
• The godparents or grandparents of the child may be committed
Christians and will see to the spiritual development of the child. On the other hand:
• The parents may only be making a nominal commitment to the promises and so will not set a good example of Christian living.
• The church should ask for certain guarantees before any baptism is considered and the promise that the parents will be more regular in worship.
• It is better to leave it to the child and let them, when they are mature enough, decide whether they get baptised as a profession of faith.
marlinbito answered the question on July 11, 2018 at 11:49


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