{"id":1898,"date":"2019-07-31T09:39:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T07:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thrivechurch.co.za\/edenvale\/?page_id=1898"},"modified":"2026-05-06T12:23:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T10:23:55","slug":"baptism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thrivechurch.co.za\/boksburg\/next-steps\/baptism\/","title":{"rendered":"Baptism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row force_equal_height_columns=&#8221;&#8220;main_row&#8220;&#8221; dfd_row_config=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column 0=&#8221;60px&#8221; 1=&#8221;!important;padding-left:&#8221; 2=&#8221;60px&#8221; 3=&#8221;!important;}&quot;&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; column_responsive_mobile_classes=&#8221;&quot;dfd-remove-left-padding,dfd-remove-right-padding&quot;&#8221; css=&#8221;&quot;.vc_custom_1564424424951{padding-right:&#8221;]<div class=\"dfd-spacer-module\"  data-units=\"px\" data-wide_resolution=\"&quot;1280&quot;\" data-wide_size=\"&quot;100&quot;\" data-normal_resolution=\"&quot;1024&quot;\" data-normal_size=\"&quot;100&quot;\" data-tablet_resolution=\"&quot;800&quot;\" data-tablet_size=\"&quot;50&quot;\" data-mobile_resolution=\"&quot;480&quot;\" data-mobile_size=\"&quot;50&quot;\" style=\"height: &quot;100&quot;px;\"><\/div><div class=\"dfd-heading-shortcode\"><div class=\"dfd-heading-module-wrap  text-center style_07 dfd-heading-6ad2bf9f44c4a dfd-disable-resposive-headings\" id=\"dfd-heading-6ad2bf9f44c4a\" ><div class=\"inline-block\"><div class=\"dfd-heading-module\"><div class=\"title-wrap\"><div class=\"dfd-heading-delimiter dfd-img-lazy-load\"><\/div><h5 class=\"widget-title dfd-title \" style=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Baptism<\/h3>\n<p><\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(function($) {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$(\"head\").append(\"<style>.dfd-heading-6ad2bf9f44c4a.dfd-heading-module-wrap .dfd-heading-module .dfd-heading-delimiter {border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;width:100px;border-bottom-color:#dddddd;}.dfd-heading-6ad2bf9f44c4a.dfd-heading-module-wrap .dfd-heading-module .dfd-heading-delimiter {margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;}<\/style>\");\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t})(jQuery);\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/script><\/div><div class=\"dfd-spacer-module\"  data-units=\"px\" data-wide_resolution=\"&quot;1280&quot;\" data-wide_size=\"&quot;25&quot;\" data-normal_resolution=\"&quot;1024&quot;\" data-normal_size=\"&quot;25&quot;\" data-tablet_resolution=\"&quot;800&quot;\" data-tablet_size=\"&quot;25&quot;\" data-mobile_resolution=\"&quot;480&quot;\" data-mobile_size=\"&quot;25&quot;\" style=\"height: &quot;25&quot;px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]Baptism is about going public with your faith in Jesus and communicating to the world your heart-felt commitment to follow Him! 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