We had Silas baptized while we were on our trip for several reasons, the main one being that our God Mother's live where we went so it made the most sense. For Silas, we chose my sister, Allison, and my good friend, Janelle.
To us, baptism is not our one-way ticket into Heaven: it is a joining of God's group of people. It is His new covenant with us, the old one being circumcision. We believe that all believers need to be baptized, but we do not think the order of baptism and belief/faith needs to happen in any particular order. God will call Silas to Him, and Silas will need to make His own decision. For now, it is up to Rob and I, and his God Mama's to pray for him, model a Christian life for him, and teach him about God's love, mercy and forgiveness.
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