Ross got baptized!

Ross was baptized by his daddy on Sunday! Welcome to the Covenant Family, little one! He sported a little white suit that Jonathan wore when he was a baby. We were so happy that Jonathan was able to do the baptism--Ross got a big kiss from Daddy before being handed back to Mommy. What an important event in our son's life! We sent out invitations to our out-of-town family members. Below is our statement of belief Jonathan wrote up for the back.

We believe that baptism is for those who profess faith in Jesus Christ and for their children. Acts 2:38-39 states, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins...the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off--for all whom the Lord our God will call." When God instituted the Covenant of Promise with Abraham (Gen 15) He also instituted a sign and seal for that Covenant, namely circumcision. All men, 8 days old and older were physically circumcised as a sign of cleansing and inauguration into the Covenant of Promise. By the shedding of Christ's blood, the ultimate circumcision, all the Old Testament Covenants find complete fulfillment--thus the New Covenant is instituted. Baptism signifies inauguration into this New Covenant and is a seal of "our ingrafting into Christ", our "partaking of the benefits of grace", and our "engagement to be the Lord's" (WSC 94). Just as the Israelite children were circumcised as a sign of being God's people, so today children of Christians are to be baptized as a public statement that they are dedicated and set apart unto the Lord. While we do not believe that the act of baptism grants salvation to Ross, or anyone for that matter, we do believe that God has called us to place the Sacramental sign and seal of baptism on Ross as he is part of our family, which is a Christian family, and to show our commitment to raise Ross in the "way in which he should go" (Proverbs 22:6).