"And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. " Acts 16:31-33
Also, there were household baptisms.
"And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us." Acts 16:15
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Any "advantage" of a Christian teaching must consist in it being taught by the Bible. Covenant theologians maintain that infant baptism is taught in the Scriptures, even though it is taught indirectly just as the Trinity is. Readers are invited to join in a dialogue on this topic at:
http://dialogos-studies.com/Dialogos/baptism/infant_baptism.htm
Your input would be appreciated.
Some believe it isn't, because the child getting baptized doesn't really understand why it is getting baptized, or that Jesus died for our sins, and that baptism is symbolic of this.
The main disagreement with infant baptism is that they, themselves, don't get to choose whether or not they want to follow god. Even though most religions require children to go through confirmation in their teen years, if they were baptized as an infant, their choice has already been made for them out of force, rather than personal acceptation.
Acts 8:36 (KJV) And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
Acts 8:37 (KJV) And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Acts 8:38 (KJV) And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
Acts 8:39 (KJV) And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
See the related link "Definition of Baptize"
Because they miss the entire point of baptism and believe that it is a necessary rite of passage for salvation.
Actually an adult baptism is better becuase you know what choice you are making
Infant baptism is recognized by Presbyterians.
Infant baptism is practiced in churches, as they say that nobody should be lost.
Timothy Fitzgerald has written: 'Infant baptism' -- subject(s): Liturgy, Baptism, Catholic Church, Baptism (Liturgy), Infant baptism
Baptism Integrity - is a group within the Church of England working constructively for the reform of the discipline and practice of the church as regards infant baptism. I added a link for you to see what this is all about.rejecting infant baptism was called Anabaptist.
the baptism takes place in a church
Seacome Ellison has written: 'Rhantism versus baptism' -- subject(s): Accessible book 'Truth defended' 'Truth defended, in a supposed trial between infant affusion and believers baptism ...' -- subject(s): Controversial literature, Lord's Supper, Baptism, Infant baptism 'Rhantism versus baptism, or, Infant sprinkling against Christian immersion' -- subject(s): Controversial literature, Baptism, Biblical teaching, Infant baptism
Paedobaptism
Tradition Christians believe in infant baptism, the reason being , as one can not tell whether a baby will grow up mentally retarded, so then he will not know god. So the best thing is to have infant baptism.
they believe in infant baptism
What baptism are you talking about? Infant baptism? Baptism of believers? Well the answer is much the same. Nothing happens to your sin when you are baptized. If you are a believer your sin is already dealt with before you get baptized. A believers baptism is a sign of the believers identifying with Christ in that Christ was buried and rose again the believer is buried (in water) and rises again to a new life. Infant baptism??? well there is nothing in the Bible that teaches infant baptism.
A paedobaptism is a baptism of a person as an infant or child.
Nothing much happens.