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Infant and Adult Baptism<\/h2>\n

If you have recently been blessed with the birth of a new baby, warmest congratulations! \u00a0Following the birth of a child many parents start to think about the possibility of baptism. In the Bible we learn that Jesus was baptized by John in the river Jordan. \u00a0For Jesus’ followers, baptism marked the start of a new life, following Jesus and his ways. \u00a0In practical terms it is God’s welcome into the Church through his Holy Spirit. \u00a0In Church of Scotland tradition the baptismal water is a sign. \u00a0Just as we use water to wash, the water of baptism is a sign of the washing away of sin and the opportunity of a fresh start.<\/p>\n

In the New Testament we read, “One Lord, one faith, one baptism”. \u00a0Therefore baptism is only administered once because this gift and sign cannot be undone. \u00a0When a child reaches a certain age, he or she may wish to reaffirm the promises of baptism by profession of faith but it is by baptism that a person is welcomed into the family of the Church. \u00a0For that reason, it is important that parents honour the baptismal vows and do their best to give their child a good grounding in the Christian faith. \u00a0That’s why, normally, one or other of the parents must be a member of the Church.<\/p>\n

The Church of Scotland also practices adult baptism because there are many people who are not baptized as infants. \u00a0During the service, the baptismal vows are made by the individual person, prior to being admitted by profession of faith.<\/p>\n

If you are thinking about baptism, either for yourself or your child, the minister would be glad to discuss this further. \u00a0Appointments can be made via the church office,<\/a> or by contacting the minister directly. \u00a0Meetings are often arranged for coffee time after the 11am service in a relaxed and informal way.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Infant and Adult Baptism If you have recently been blessed with the birth of a new baby, warmest congratulations! \u00a0Following the birth of a child many parents start to think about the possibility of baptism. In the Bible we learn that Jesus was baptized by John in the river Jordan. \u00a0For Jesus’ followers, baptism marked … [Read more…]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":43,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["entry","page","publish","author-pathhead_church","post-49"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pathheadparishchurch.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pathheadparishchurch.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pathheadparishchurch.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pathheadparishchurch.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pathheadparishchurch.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/pathheadparishchurch.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3736,"href":"https:\/\/pathheadparishchurch.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions\/3736"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pathheadparishchurch.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pathheadparishchurch.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}