The Half-Way Covenant is a form of partial church membership created within the Congregational churches of colonial New England in 1662.
a:baptism but not "full communion" to people who had not had a conversion experience.
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The Half-Way Covenant was a form of partial church membership created by New England in 1662. The Halfway Covenant allowed children of these members to be baptized, but they could not accept communion or vote.
The "Covenant Super Weapon" is the ring, so it was revealed halfway into the game.
Halfway Covenant
The Halfway Covenant was made by churches because they felt people were drifting away from their religion. So this Covenant stated that if you come on over and baptize your child and they will get membership to the church. However it was not full membership because they were still not allowed to vote nor accept communion.
it provided for the baptism of children of baptized but unconverted puritans
It provided partial church membership for children of church members.
Because not all children accepted Christ.
the half way covenant.
It was a way of telling everyone to calm down and return to their normal life
The Puritan halfway covenant was a religious compromise in colonial New England in the late 17th century. It allowed the grandchildren of church members to be baptized and participate in some church functions, even if their parents were not full church members. This was a response to declining church membership and aims to maintain community ties.