At the risk of getting clobbered by the chronically sentimental,
I’d like to ask a few hard questions about a relatively recent trend within
evangelicalism. Baby dedications are now being offered as a service in churches
that claim to base their faith and practice solely on the principles and
instruction of the New Testament.
You know what I mean: special events at
which new parents “present” their baby and some designated individual asks them
on behalf of their church (in front of friends, family and brothers and sisters
in Christ) if they are willing to raise their child “in the nurture and
admonition of the Lord”, or something like it.
I find the logic baffling.