This morning, we celebrated the sacrament of baptism and God’s covenant mercies signed and sealed to one of the children of the congregation. We praise God for the mercies He showed to the Kalkman family in the birth and baptism of their third child.
This is the message which was given at this occasion.
Text: For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband; for otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy. (1 Corinthians 7:14)
Intro: Our children
I. The Situation in Corinth
II. Paul’s instruction to Married Couples
To married Christians
To married Christians with an unbelieving spouse
III. Reason why a Christian should not divorce an unbelieving spouse:
The husband is sanctified
Objection:
Deuteronomy 7:3
Ezra 10:3-5
Sanctified?
Exodus 40:10; 29:37
IV. Reason why a Christian is not defiled by an unbelieving spouse:
Otherwise your children are also unclean
We all agree…
Conclusion:
Application 1: to Parents
Holy to the Lord
The real purpose of baptism
Application 2: to Young People
Matthew 10:15
Application 3: back to Parents
Article 17: “Since we must make judgments about God’s will from his Word, which testifies that the children of believers are holy, not by nature but by virtue of the gracious covenant in which they together with their parents are included, godly parents ought not to doubt the election and salvation of their children whom God calls out of this life in infancy.”