Nurturing a child so that he/she will live in God’s will means intentional parenting. It does not happen by accident. It takes parents who are willing to love their child as our Heavenly Father loves us…unconditionally. It takes parents who are willing to point their child to the Cross, to the gift of salvation. It takes parents who are willing to teach their child what it means to yield to the Holy Spirit’s influence in one’s heart and life. It’s all done prayerfully and with the guidance of the Word of God. Thanks for the teaching, Dr. G.
Thank you Dr. Gene Getz for sharing this Biblical principle of child dedication and how it relates to our lives as believers offering our lives to Christ. I will share this truth also by God's grace when I will orient the parents and sponsors during child dedication. Very relevant and clear. Indeed, God fulfilled the desire of Hannah for Samuel to serve God as he lived. Encouraging testimony of what your mother did, as she had faith in God offering you to Him.
My pastor actually tried to tell me baby dedications aren't biblical and refused to do it. We attended his church faithfully (and paid tithes) for 3 years prior to this. It was for our only child, so we were devastated. We've decided to move on to another church and hopefully get it done somewhere new.
Sad to hear this. Hope some pastors could 'baptize infants' and 'dedicate children.' Versatile and firm enough in their theologies that they can actually do both. If the parents want their child to be dedicated to God -- so be it. If some want their children to be baptized -- so be it. I just think that both rites have valid biblical grounds. It's hard to be dogmatic on one and lose friends and members.
Your Pastor was very CORRECT. Did you try to confirm your stand from the Bible on first born dedication?. Would you have been content to leave your baby behind to the Church and to a Pastor who will have legal trouble keeping the child and go home?. What does dedication mean in English language. Example some dedicate a newly acquired car or property and thereafter never relinquishing true ownership by documentations, take the property into private use and the Church is left without the benefit of the dedicated item or baby . Its a joke. To the other camp i.e the World or the Kingdom of darkness, you dare to dedicate your child or an item to some deity or god and try taking it back or touching it etc. You will be visited by some evil wrath of the power or forces behind that system. 'Your eyes will see your ears'.. DEDICATION SHOULD MEAN TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP TO EXCLUSIVE PRESERVE AND AUTHORITY, to the use of that purpose and power. The Holy Spirit no longer seeks such forced and involuntary association. We have to go to Jesus upon repentance , be saved and and then by volition and faith give ourselves over to Him and His service, whether you are the first, middle nor last born. No offense meant. Let the Gospel be the Gospel.
@@hesedjackd.alvarez2452 Where is there biblical reference of a child baptism? I've never sent that, only dedication. Just curious to what you're referring to. In reality, our old pastor always dedicated children for the years prior, including his other 2 children, but while was pregnant, his wife lost their 3rd child in the 7th month of pregnancy. Then suddenly, child dedications were no longer biblical. They have since gotten pregnant and had another child and I'm told he did not dedicate the last one. O find it sad. I think it is obvious his stance was birthed out of an inability to deal with his pain and now he's just stuck in that stance out of pride. Because there is plenty of biblical references to back up baby dedications. He had told us it was under Mosaic law and no longer needed to be followed. That's just ignorant though. The 10 commandments are Mosaic law too. I see no where in the New Testament where Jesus told us to stop dedicating our first born sons. And I see no harm in dedicating all children. It is a beautiful expression of gratitude and intent to raise them according to the teachings of the Bible. What pastor could be against that? It still baffles me.
@@modrikisadopted6337 He was not correct and neither are you. Biblical dedications did not DONATE their children to the church. They were instructed to bring the first born males to the elders of the church. God requires first fruits, but like the first born donkey, God said our children could be redeemed by a lamb instead. That's in Exodus somewhere. I'm not sure where you got any of what you said, but it wasn't from the actual Bible. And while Jesus's death makes it so that we no longer have to sacrifice animals, it doesn't mean we should not present our children to God in an act of gratitude and give an oath to raise them according to His Word. Even if not "required", what could possibly be bad or frowned upon in this act??? Pastors should be grateful their congregation would want to seeve God within their church for generations. Even from a business perspective, it's a bad move.
I can't show you a prooftext but because Churches like the Catholic, Orthodox, mainline Protestant Churches believe in covenant --- they baptize their babies which is the circumcision equivalent for a Jew. Remember by d way, the doctrine of the Trinity also has no prooftext.
If you need a command to baptize your babies in the New Testament should you also need a direct command to take them before the church to dedicate them in a ceremony???
what is the meaning of dedication? How do you dedicate your child and then go back home with the Child and never committing the child to lifelong work in the church or mission?
What is really the truth about dedication. Is it applicable to all children even females or for first born male only. I just want to be cleared with this ptr.
Dedication is not a gospel teaching. It was part of the covenants God had with the early nation of Isreal for killing the first born of all living in Egypt. God later give Moses means to redeem the First Borns, why? Please let the Bible settle it for you. Search it out from book of Exodus to Deuteronomy or more. Exodus Ch 13 11 The Lord will give you the land of the Canaanites, just as he promised you and your ancestors. 12 From then on, you must give him every first-born son from your families and every first-born male from your animals, because these belong to him. 13 You can spare the life of a first-born donkey [b] by sacrificing a lamb; if you don't, you must break the donkey's neck. You must spare every first-born son. 14 In the future your children will ask what this ceremony means. Explain it to them by saying, “The Lord used his mighty power to rescue us from slavery in Egypt. 15 The king[c] stubbornly refused to set us free, so the Lord killed the first-born male of every animal and the first-born son of every Egyptian family. This is why we sacrifice to the Lord every first-born male of every animal and save every first-born son.”
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Nurturing a child so that he/she will live in God’s will means intentional parenting. It does not happen by accident. It takes parents who are willing to love their child as our Heavenly Father loves us…unconditionally. It takes parents who are willing to point their child to the Cross, to the gift of salvation. It takes parents who are willing to teach their child what it means to yield to the Holy Spirit’s influence in one’s heart and life. It’s all done prayerfully and with the guidance of the Word of God. Thanks for the teaching, Dr. G.
Amen
Thank you Dr. Gene Getz for sharing this Biblical principle of child dedication and how it relates to our lives as believers offering our lives to Christ. I will share this truth also by God's grace when I will orient the parents and sponsors during child dedication. Very relevant and clear. Indeed, God fulfilled the desire of Hannah for Samuel to serve God as he lived. Encouraging testimony of what your mother did, as she had faith in God offering you to Him.
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Powerful presentation.
Thank you for sharing 🙏
My pastor actually tried to tell me baby dedications aren't biblical and refused to do it. We attended his church faithfully (and paid tithes) for 3 years prior to this. It was for our only child, so we were devastated. We've decided to move on to another church and hopefully get it done somewhere new.
Sad to hear this. Hope some pastors could 'baptize infants' and 'dedicate children.' Versatile and firm enough in their theologies that they can actually do both. If the parents want their child to be dedicated to God -- so be it. If some want their children to be baptized -- so be it. I just think that both rites have valid biblical grounds. It's hard to be dogmatic on one and lose friends and members.
Your Pastor was very CORRECT. Did you try to confirm your stand from the Bible on first born dedication?. Would you have been content to leave your baby behind to the Church and to a Pastor who will have legal trouble keeping the child and go home?. What does dedication mean in English language. Example some dedicate a newly acquired car or property and thereafter never relinquishing true ownership by documentations, take the property into private use and the Church is left without the benefit of the dedicated item or baby . Its a joke. To the other camp i.e the World or the Kingdom of darkness, you dare to dedicate your child or an item to some deity or god and try taking it back or touching it etc. You will be visited by some evil wrath of the power or forces behind that system. 'Your eyes will see your ears'.. DEDICATION SHOULD MEAN TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP TO EXCLUSIVE PRESERVE AND AUTHORITY, to the use of that purpose and power. The Holy Spirit no longer seeks such forced and involuntary association. We have to go to Jesus upon repentance , be saved and and then by volition and faith give ourselves over to Him and His service, whether you are the first, middle nor last born. No offense meant. Let the Gospel be the Gospel.
@@hesedjackd.alvarez2452 Where is there biblical reference of a child baptism? I've never sent that, only dedication. Just curious to what you're referring to. In reality, our old pastor always dedicated children for the years prior, including his other 2 children, but while was pregnant, his wife lost their 3rd child in the 7th month of pregnancy. Then suddenly, child dedications were no longer biblical. They have since gotten pregnant and had another child and I'm told he did not dedicate the last one. O find it sad. I think it is obvious his stance was birthed out of an inability to deal with his pain and now he's just stuck in that stance out of pride. Because there is plenty of biblical references to back up baby dedications. He had told us it was under Mosaic law and no longer needed to be followed. That's just ignorant though. The 10 commandments are Mosaic law too. I see no where in the New Testament where Jesus told us to stop dedicating our first born sons. And I see no harm in dedicating all children. It is a beautiful expression of gratitude and intent to raise them according to the teachings of the Bible. What pastor could be against that? It still baffles me.
@@modrikisadopted6337 He was not correct and neither are you. Biblical dedications did not DONATE their children to the church. They were instructed to bring the first born males to the elders of the church. God requires first fruits, but like the first born donkey, God said our children could be redeemed by a lamb instead. That's in Exodus somewhere. I'm not sure where you got any of what you said, but it wasn't from the actual Bible. And while Jesus's death makes it so that we no longer have to sacrifice animals, it doesn't mean we should not present our children to God in an act of gratitude and give an oath to raise them according to His Word. Even if not "required", what could possibly be bad or frowned upon in this act??? Pastors should be grateful their congregation would want to seeve God within their church for generations. Even from a business perspective, it's a bad move.
I can't show you a prooftext but because Churches like the Catholic, Orthodox, mainline Protestant Churches believe in covenant --- they baptize their babies which is the circumcision equivalent for a Jew. Remember by d way, the doctrine of the Trinity also has no prooftext.
If you need a command to baptize your babies in the New Testament should you also need a direct command to take them before the church to dedicate them in a ceremony???
Great points, it's a tradition today.
The real command for dedication is for the first born male that openeth the womb not for every child.
Should that apply today. God is serious about his words, if you do, then you leave the Child for God or better to a Church.
@@modrikisadopted6337 It was all under the law.
what is the meaning of dedication?
How do you dedicate your child and then go back home with the Child and never committing the child to lifelong work in the church or mission?
I am so blessed to have found this.
What is really the truth about dedication. Is it applicable to all children even females or for first born male only. I just want to be cleared with this ptr.
Dedication is not a gospel teaching. It was part of the covenants God had with the early nation of Isreal for killing the first born of all living in Egypt. God later give Moses means to redeem the First Borns, why? Please let the Bible settle it for you. Search it out from book of Exodus to Deuteronomy or more.
Exodus Ch 13
11 The Lord will give you the land of the Canaanites, just as he promised you and your ancestors.
12 From then on, you must give him every first-born son from your families and every first-born male from your animals, because these belong to him.
13 You can spare the life of a first-born donkey [b] by sacrificing a lamb; if you don't, you must break the donkey's neck. You must spare every first-born son.
14 In the future your children will ask what this ceremony means. Explain it to them by saying, “The Lord used his mighty power to rescue us from slavery in Egypt.
15 The king[c] stubbornly refused to set us free, so the Lord killed the first-born male of every animal and the first-born son of every Egyptian family. This is why we sacrifice to the Lord every first-born male of every animal and save every first-born son.”
God bless you Brother
Sounds like your reading into the text