from Joshua by way of David
Josh:
How ingrained was the inclusion of children in Israel’s covenantal history from Abraham to Christ? The Credo Baptist says that without explicit proof of infant baptism in the New Testament, there is no requirement for such. The Paedo Baptist says without an explicit command to exclude infants [...]
Summarizing the initial post; Stating the doctrine of Baptism is an exercise in Systematic Theology. This is why hand selecting texts or subtopics to argue about are not very helpful. As I said before, choosing household baptisms, circumcision parallels and such seem more like pitting circumstantial evidence as seen from two different angles against itself. [...]
Baptism remains a consuming topic for me. It is probably the toughest article I have wrestled with since I was first converted and tackled understanding the Trinity. Like the Trinity, understanding baptism is grown through a collection of witnesses more so than a single verse here or there.
Credo Baptists (as I was [...]
Thus far concerning the of the minister administering baptism: now concerning the action of a faithful man that is baptized.
The faithful that is baptized receives the outward baptism of water, that thee may be signified and sealed up unto him, that he is as assuredly washed from his sins, by the blood and Spirit of [...]
Here are some comments from Kimedoncius. The second one I have had to truncate a little because he goes on quoting Luther and others in support of his claims. It was too much to type out. To note, he cites them because he agrees with them (against Andreas and Huberus). I have only included [...]
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