Baptism or Christening at what age?

[Shropshire Lass]

I've also got cases of three or four children being baptised on the same day - like a 1 year old and siblings of 3, 6 and 8 all done in a job lot.

[mumjo]

I've also got cases of three or four children being baptised on the same day - like a 1 year old and siblings of 3, 6 and 8 all done in a job lot.

I've managed to find other family members i knew nothing of that way. 

[rancegal]

  My father was brought up a Baptist (they don't baptise infants) and he had to be christened before he could marry my mother in the C of E. I was christened as a child and also baptised as an adult. We let our children choose if and when they wanted to be baptised. They decided to be 'done' at the same time.
    My son was 11 and my daughter was 9. They were enthusiastically welcomed into the family of the church (it was a normal Sunday service) and that is the normal thing now, so there was nothing strange about it happening to an older person. Anyone can be baptised at any age.
   My Roman Catholic friend was horrified that I hadn't had my children baptised as infants. In her eyes, if they died they would not go to heaven! I was equally horrified to learn that that was what she had been taught.

[behindthefrogs]

I was christened as a child and also baptised as an adult. We let our children choose if and when they wanted to be baptised. They decided to be 'done' at the same time.
  

This is most unusual as according to the rules of most churches you should nly be baptised once.  Most churches have a "conditional baptism" that is used when it is not certain whether someone has previously been baptised.  I believe that some churches like the Roman Catholics do not accept the baptism of some other churches.

[rancegal]

  I had an adult baptism in the Baptist church I was attending then.
     I have made it sound as if my children were baptised the same time as me, but actually it was quite a few years later that they were christened  in the C of E church near to where we lived at the time

[barryd]

Rebecca Hazard Waugh was born 12 December 1797 in Alston, Cumberland. Parents were Robert Waugh and Priscilla White - both lapsed Quakers. Rebecca was baptized into the Church of England 13 March 1813 and was married to Thomas Reed on that same day. Perhaps the Vicar suggested she be baptized into the CofE.

[kevinf2349]

I was Christened at 2 months old (C of E), Confirmed at 30 years old (C of E) then baptised (full immersion baptism) into the Lord's church at about 50 years old.

I am not going to get all theological on anyone but suffice to say that Acts 2:38 is the key passage that made me want to get baptised. I have yet to read where it says you can only be baptised once, but I believe that is the required minimum quantity though

When is the correct age to be baptised? Well let us look at the Bible. Jesus was a young man when He was baptised and I doubt very much that He was ever in jeopardy of going to the hot place before that

Kevin

[Berlin-Bob]

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[rancegal]

Rebecca Hazard Waugh was born 12 December 1797 in Alston, Cumberland. Parents were Robert Waugh and Priscilla White - both lapsed Quakers. Rebecca was baptized into the Church of England 13 March 1813 and was married to Thomas Reed on that same day. Perhaps the Vicar suggested she be baptized into the CofE.

   The vicar would not have married her in church unless she was baptised