Contemporary Reformed view of children in the Covenant

[Grimmson]

At a baptism in our church, we almost always hear a reminder along the lines that water is seen in scripture as a blessing or a curse. God delivered his people through the waters of the Red Sea and used the same waters to curse and destroy the pursuing Egyptians. A child is blessed through the means of grace given in baptism, but not showing faith as he matures affirms the rightful condemnation against one who has been so warned.

I am glad to read that your church does this because out of the infant baptisms I have seen in the OPC, PCA, and PCUSA the connection to a covenant curse is not made to the parents or the congregation during or prior to the child's baptism. In fact I would say based on my own observation within these denominations it seems to be down played in general. Now people here may take offensive at that observation and say "my church does not do that," so take my observation as you wish.