@LutheranSage Option A is beautiful and part of my faith tradition as a Confessional Lutheran, but I was baptized in a swimming pool at a church camp. As unaesthetic as it is, there is nothing like coming out of the water and taking that first breath of rebirth as the sun beams in.
I don't know why this needs to be said, but Hitler hated Christ. Everyone in his circle hated Christ.
He is not someone Christians should ever emulate or idolize
How I sleep having thanked my Heavenly Father that has graciously kept me this day (forgiving me all my sins where I have done wrong), having commended all things into His hands, and having asked that His holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me ❤️
Children are conceived and born into sin. They are sinful creatures right at birth. Just like you.
And guess what? Jesus died for them as well and made His promises for them as well.
You don't have to overthink it, you take them to the font, and then
No, children are not “vipers in diapers.”
Even theologies which teach a depravity in humankind caused by Original Sin—as does my own—should not use this language.
First, because these are human beings for whom Christ died. Yes, even children deserve to be treated with dignity.