{"id":2598,"date":"2024-05-24T18:59:14","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T18:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/dedication-baptism-differences\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T22:44:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T22:44:47","slug":"dedication-baptism-differences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/dedication-baptism-differences\/","title":{"rendered":"Opdracht vs. Doop: Wat is het verschil en waarom kiezen kerken voor de een of de ander?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>A baby dedication is a service where parents thank God for their child and promise to raise the child in the faith, and the church blesses the child. Infant baptism is a sacrament in which, its churches believe, God gives his grace and the child is received into the Church. Churches that baptize only believers dedicate babies instead. Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist and Presbyterian churches baptize babies. Baptist churches, and Pentecostal churches such as the Assemblies of God, dedicate\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A dedication is the parents&#039; promise and the church&#039;s blessing; infant baptism is a sacrament. Which churches hold each, and can a child have both?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104597,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-2598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2679,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/baptism-vs-christening\/","url_meta":{"origin":2598,"position":0},"title":"Baptism vs Christening: What&#8217;s the Difference? 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