This post is about covenant baptism, that is, the baptism of new believers and their children. Secondary Issue Let me start by saying that we consider ones view about baptism an open-handed or secondary doctrine. According to the Bible there are close-handed or primary doctrines that you must believe in order to be a Christian e.g.… Continue reading Why we baptise babies
Category: Baptism
Infant baptism: a practise fully agreeable to the institution of Christ
On Sunday we had the privilege of baptizing the small baby of Christian parents at our church service. I suppose many Baptists (who hold to only believers’ baptism) would cry “heresy!” or mumble a something about the influence of Roman Catholicism under their breath. Why did we baptise that young child? Circumcision Baptism is the… Continue reading Infant baptism: a practise fully agreeable to the institution of Christ
Covenant baptism: Why we baptise some babies and some adults
Who do we baptise some babies and some adults at our church? Baptizing babies seems to be quite a controversial practice these days and often the baptizers are accused of flouting biblical principles for the sake of unbiblical tradition. Convinced Baptists argue that we should only be baptizing believing adults because there are, they maintain,… Continue reading Covenant baptism: Why we baptise some babies and some adults