In Regards to Children's Baptism
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 6:55 pm
In your educated opinion, what would be an acceptable "age of accountability" ??
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Lonewolf wrote:In your educated opinion, what would be an acceptable "age of accountability" ??
FYI, in the Eastern Church (which is in full communion with Rome), baptism and confirmation are done at the same time. The belief is that they are both sacraments instituted by Christ and, therefore, both are not of us but of Him. Age of accountability (or reaffirmation) is meaningless.PaulSacramento wrote:Depends on the individual of course.
It's funny that Catholicism and Judaism share something in common and that is a "reconfirmation of faith" when a child gets older.
Both have a ritual of "betrothal to God" of sorts, infant baptisim for the RCC and circumcision for Judaism and both have a "reaffirmation of faith", the RCC have confirmation and Judaism has the bar/bat mitsvah.
Yes I know that are not exactly the same thing but I find it very interesting that both religions that advocate an infant "commitment to God" also require a "re-commitment" later on.
I guess it all depends on one understanding of the significance of the baptism rite and whether or not full consciousness is needed for the remission of sins,Byblos wrote:FYI, in the Eastern Church (which is in full communion with Rome), baptism and confirmation are done at the same time. The belief is that they are both sacraments instituted by Christ and, therefore, both are not of us but of Him. Age of accountability (or reaffirmation) is meaningless.PaulSacramento wrote:Depends on the individual of course.
It's funny that Catholicism and Judaism share something in common and that is a "reconfirmation of faith" when a child gets older.
Both have a ritual of "betrothal to God" of sorts, infant baptisim for the RCC and circumcision for Judaism and both have a "reaffirmation of faith", the RCC have confirmation and Judaism has the bar/bat mitsvah.
Yes I know that are not exactly the same thing but I find it very interesting that both religions that advocate an infant "commitment to God" also require a "re-commitment" later on.
There isn't any.RickD wrote:Can anyone tell me where age of accountability is in the bible?
I think the principle is found in Isa. 7:15.RickD wrote:Can anyone tell me where age of accountability is in the bible?
I have no doubt either, considering that you completely understood the trinity by the age of three. And you read the complete works of William Shakespeare by the age of four.Jac3510 wrote:I think the principle is found in Isa. 7:15.RickD wrote:Can anyone tell me where age of accountability is in the bible?
As to the OP, like ST said, it varies from person to person. I was baptized when I was six years old. I have no doubt I understood the gospel back then.
FTFY. Let's not exaggerate.RickD wrote:I have no doubt either, considering that you completely understood the trinity by the age of threefour. And you read the complete works of William Shakespeare by the age of four.Jac3510 wrote:I think the principle is found in Isa. 7:15.RickD wrote:Can anyone tell me where age of accountability is in the bible?
As to the OP, like ST said, it varies from person to person. I was baptized when I was six years old. I have no doubt I understood the gospel back then.
Jac3510 wrote:I think the principle is found in Isa. 7:15.RickD wrote:Can anyone tell me where age of accountability is in the bible?
As to the OP, like ST said, it varies from person to person. I was baptized when I was six years old. I have no doubt I understood the gospel back then.
Paul, in regards to "the significance of the baptism rite and whether or not full consciousness is needed for the remission of sins," I find this reading at Church History 1.0.1 to be very informative on the subject.PaulSacramento wrote:I guess it all depends on one understanding of the significance of the baptism rite and whether or not full consciousness is needed for the remission of sins,Byblos wrote:FYI, in the Eastern Church (which is in full communion with Rome), baptism and confirmation are done at the same time. The belief is that they are both sacraments instituted by Christ and, therefore, both are not of us but of Him. Age of accountability (or reaffirmation) is meaningless.PaulSacramento wrote:Depends on the individual of course.
It's funny that Catholicism and Judaism share something in common and that is a "reconfirmation of faith" when a child gets older.
Both have a ritual of "betrothal to God" of sorts, infant baptisim for the RCC and circumcision for Judaism and both have a "reaffirmation of faith", the RCC have confirmation and Judaism has the bar/bat mitsvah.
Yes I know that are not exactly the same thing but I find it very interesting that both religions that advocate an infant "commitment to God" also require a "re-commitment" later on.
Well, If what Jesus did is the only example then no one should be baptizing anyone since He never did ( at least not with water).Domenic wrote:Well since Jesus is our example for all we do...I follow the baptism as his example shows.
In Jesus time, when he was on earth, the age of an adult for Jews was 30 years old. Jesus was baptized at the age when he was an adult. So I would follow that...be baptized at the age of adult hood for your country.