Baptism

Baptism
I find no where in scripture where it says to baptize a baby in any form.

I was dedicated to the Lord as a child by my parents.
and I in turn took my son Paul to be dedicated back to the Lord.


Old Testament

1 Sam 2:20 Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, "May the LORD give you children from this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD." And they went to their own home.



1 Sam 2:20 Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, "May the LORD give you children from this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD." And they went to their own home.
Let
the lost be found and the sick be healed,
set the captive free and mend the broken hearted.
In these hard times, supply the needs of your children according to your riches
and glory,open doors and place them in careers where you wish them to serve you.
Place your warring angels about our troops
and bring them home safe, father.

Let this be the acceptable year of the Lord! Restore families,
marriages, jobs, ministries, and bring households into your
kingdoms.... speak peace, be still to the storms in their lives and
let the glory go to your name.

Bring revival to this nation and help us to once more serve you with
all our hearts. Lord, bring my loved ones into your
kingdom--do a work in their hearts, open the eyes of their understanding and
make them fruit that remains, and plant them firmly into your loving will.
I plead the blood over all my loved ones and ask for your warring
angels to surround and protect them. Please grant the desire of my
heart;please supply my need beyond what I ask or imagine.

Crush my mountain and pave a highway from this wilderness into
your promises that are yea and amen. Keep the promises made, Father,
for the glory it brings to your name, the one in which I pray.
I praise you that no weapon forged against us prospers and
that those who set snares and traps for us are caught by their own devices, that
the battle isn't ours but
yours and that you will give each of us victory through your loving
name

Suggested prayer: "Dear God, please give me a thankful
heart and help me always to have an attitude of
gratitude for all your blessings you have given to me.
And I especially thank you for giving your Son, Jesus,
to die on the cross in my place to pay the penalty for
all my sins so I can be fully forgiven and receive your
gift of eternal life. In thanksgiving for giving your
life for me, Jesus, I surrender my heart and give my
life back to you. Please, for your glory, make me
usable and use me to be a part of what you are doing
in the world in which I live. Thank you for hearing
and answering my prayer. Gratefully, in Jesus' name,
amen."
I was reading Mathew 24 and the commentary on verse 15

The abomination of desolation is usually held to mean the encirclement of the Holy City by the Roman armies prior to its destruction. That the Christian might have the opportunity to flee after such a deployment as that might have appeared impossible, due to the encircling armies; but the army of Titus, commanded by Cestius Gallus, for some inexplicable reason, lifted the siege, providing the Christians a chance to escape. In Book II of his Wars, section 24, Josephus said, "For Cestius removed his army, and having received no loss, very unadvisedly departed from the city."

The reference to taking the things out of one's house was to emphasize the need for haste and urgency. It is a historical fact that the Christians did, in fact, take flight to safety during the brief respite allowed them by Gallus' withdrawal.