We’re getting into the thick of it now! Is infant baptism biblical? Where do we see evidence in Scripture for the practice? Find out in the video below:
Verse references mentioned in the video:
Household baptisms: Acts 16:15, 29-34; 18:8; 1 Corinthians 1:16
Baptism & circumcision: Colossians 2:11-12
Baptism as the occasion of union with Christ & incorporation into the Church: Romans 6:3-11; 1 Corinthians 12:13; 1 Peter 3:21; see also Titus 3:5 and John 3:5
The Kingdom belongs to little children: Mark 10:13-16; Matthew 19:13-15; Luke 18:15-17
Recommended resources for further reading:
Joachim Jeremias, Infant Baptism in the First Four Centuries.
Scot McKnight, It Takes a Church to Baptize: What the Bible Says About Infant Baptism.
Categories: anglicanism, New Testament, sacraments
Thank you for doing this series â much appreciated!!!
Thank you,
Marc
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So at what point does a person become a part of God’s kingdom? At infant baptism? At adult baptism? When they confess with their mouth the Lord Jesus and believe that he died to save them?
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Great question! I’ll be covering it soon.
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