Mine did. Ate crackers and drank juice, but no baptize, noooo he has to wait 12 years. Lol it all don't make much sense to me those rules churches make. In a reformed church they can get baptized but not take the supper. Whatever.
In one evangelical church my kids wanted communion they even had given their heart to Jesus and couldn't get it. Pastor got grumpy about it lolz. Talk about man made religion.
Lol, yes unbelievable. Anytime someone wants to lift up Jesus or lift a loved up to Jesus, then, ...Praise the Lord, what's the problem? It's when certain rituals are forced on ppl, or denominational rules are imposed to make other ppl feel inferior that's the problem.
Yes, within an individual local church, there may be certain things that make the occasion more beneficial for everyone.
In our church, we may get 2000 adults on a Sun morn or Wed nite.
To try to cram another possible 500 kids or more in there would be quite distracting.
So for 13 and under, we have great things set up. There's lots of staff and volunteer parents, the littlest ones have good care and places to play and learn, the pre-teens not only grow and learn, but actually minister in different ways. Ive seen kids help with the food cupboard, they do projects to help the missions, and they're not stuck with us bunch of old fogies while we work our way through the bible, especially when we're in the portions of scripture like the detailed dimensions of the Temple, or the Ark, or who begat who (yucko snore lol) So it works out great for everybody. And exceptions are always made, sometimes a kid just got out of the hospital, or maybe a family is going through something and it's better for them to be together, etc, .....And on Sun nite there's less ppl, so it's easier IF an exception must be made. We're not ogres, we're christians, and it's the body of Christ in action.
Some ppl dont like the policy, someone close to me said (years ago) she wouldnt go there bc she couldnt bring her little ones in. But imagine if everyone did that? Then you have parents bringing in crayons and coloring books to keep the little darlings occupied while theyre squirming under the pews. Oy.
And in a church sanctuary that size, on any give day there's going to be someone going through some tragedy, a terminal illness, grieving a recent loss, struggling with relationships, finances, physical, emotional, spiritual needs..... We're there to worship, pray, and study God's Word. Having the littlest kids in the school rooms makes more sense and everybody's happy.
So rules like that can be good. But the religious rules and rituals, especially ones that keep ppl from freely enjoying a relationship with Jesus, ought not be. GBU.
Crackers and juice, eh? Now I'm hungry. :=D:
