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Aug 17, 2023 · Baptism is an ordinance of the New Testament, ordained by Jesus Christ, to be unto the party baptized, a sign of his fellowship with him, in his death and resurrection; of his being engrafted into him; of remission of sins; and of giving up into God, through Jesus Christ, to live and walk in newness of life. “Baptism is a sign of the believer ...
- Matthew 19:14 ESV / 97 helpful votes. But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”
- Acts 2:38-39 ESV / 52 helpful votes. And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- Mark 16:16 ESV / 34 helpful votes. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
- Acts 2:38 ESV / 28 helpful votes. And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- Should We Baptize Very Young Believers?Link
- Credible vs. Mature Professionslink
- From Childhood to Maturitylink
- Embrace The Professions, Wait on The Waterlink
Some of my fellow Baptists may think this inconsistent. Many argue that we have no warrant for withholding baptism from our believing children, even when they are young. Therefore, they encourage the baptism of young children based on their sincere, childlike professions of faith. And they do so for good reasons. Like me, they have a pastoral avers...
For me, the solution came through thinking more carefully about “credible” professions of faith. I think we Baptists should move away from the language of a “credible” profession of faith when it comes to our children and teens, and instead speak in terms of a “mature” profession of faith before baptizing. The difference lies in this: A credible pr...
A full biblical defense of this distinction is beyond the scope of this short article. Suffice it to say, many of the standard arguments for believer-baptism would still apply. On the maturity question specifically, Galatians 4 is helpful in giving us a window into how Paul and other biblical authors thought about childhood and adulthood. (I’m not ...
I close by highlighting that this distinction between credible profession and mature profession allows us to do two things in relation to our children and our church. First, it allows us to shepherd them well, to encourage and affirm their incipient faith, to teach them wholeheartedly to believe, to speak to them and treat them like Christians so t...
Aug 19, 2024 · Peter responds: Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself (Acts 2:38-39). Note especially that Peter extends ...
Feb 23, 2011 · Why Not to Delay Baptism for Small Children. Here are four reasons to consider not delaying baptism for small children: 1. The regular pattern in Scripture doesn’t give any indication of a probationary period. The biblical examples of baptisms give us no reason to insert a probationary period between belief in the gospel and being baptized.
- John Starke
Sep 11, 2012 · Neither does it render invalid the baptisms of those who are baptized as young, believing children. Pastors ought to take every opportunity to meet with children to speak to them about their souls. Even if it is not a pastor’s practice to baptize young children, he should always thrilled to meet with children to speak to them about their souls.
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Jul 29, 2019 · It does so in two ways. First, baptism identifies one with the Lord both in his death and in his resurrection (Romans 6:2-4, Colossians 2:12). Notice the identity shift here. The old self, the sinful self, dies before the cross and the new self is resurrected to new life in Christ. Second, the waters of baptism represent a cleansing of sin ...
