What exactly is the position of the CRC now about infant baptism and dedication?
The Christian Reformed Church has always been committed to the sacrament of infant baptism as a sign of God’s covenant relationship with the children of believers. The Heidelberg Catechism (Lord’s Day 27, Q/A 74) expresses the confession of the CRC very clearly on this matter. In 2007, synod received an Overture requesting that it appoint a study committee to “study the growing practice of infant dedication and the practice of infant dedication.” Synod did not agree to this overture, and instead affirmed “the church’s commitment to the practice of covenant baptism” and “discouraged the practice of infant dedication”. (Acts of Synod 2007, Article 71, page 659) In making this reaffirmation of the church’s commitment to infant baptism synod said, “The practice of infant dedication can never replace the beauty of the expression of God’s covenant grace communicated in the sacrament of baptizing infants.” And “the practice of baptizing infants is the normative practice prescribed by the Refo
