Either infant baptism is willed by Christ, or it is not; it cannot be both. If Christ’s intention was for parents to baptize their babies, then parents who refuse to…
There are some things in the Bible that are hard to understand (see 2 Pet 3:16). But there are a great many things in the Bible that are not. One…
What divides Christians? Very much and very little. We all agree that Jesus Christ, true God and true man, was born into 1st century Palestine to a Jewish virgin and…
Where does the Bible condemn infant baptism? My answer is nowhere. But a first premise is useless without supporting evidence. Bearing this in mind, let’s start by considering whether there is good evidence for some Christians to oppose the baptism of infants and small children.
Infant baptism has been a fundamental Christian practice since the first days of the early Church. Still today in the Catholic Church, the baptizing of newborns is not only performed but preferred. But what’s the rush? The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) explains that “the Church and the parents would deny a child the priceless grace of becoming a child of God were they not to confer Baptism shortly after birth” (CCC 1250).
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