Won’t admitting baptized children to the Lord’s Supper undermine the importance of Profession of Faith?
This fear has frequently been expressed. It seems to arise from the concern that if profession of faith receives its significance from the fact that it grants one the right to come to the Lord’s Table, then it potentially loses its significance if children may come to the table on the basis of their baptism, or at any time prior to profession of faith. Perhaps this might be so. However, there are several other considerations which tell us that profession of faith receives its weighty significance from other factors also. The church has always taught that the Bible tells us that our profession of our faith has a far greater significance than to be a gateway to the table. Through our profession of faith we declare to God, our fellow believers, and the world that we “confess with our mouth that ‘Jesus is Lord’, and believe with our heart that God raised him from the dead” (Romans 10:9) for our salvation. The church has also given consideration to the fact that even if young children come
