Why Do We Baptize Infants?

Author: Bryan Chapell
Publisher: Basics of the Reformed Faith
ISBN: 9781596380585
Category : Baptism
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"My goal in this little book is pastorally to explain the scriptural foundation for infant baptism. To do this, I will first present the biblical support for infant baptism as I have presented it in new members' and church officer training classes over the past twenty-five years. Then I will conclude by offering words of explanation that I have often used as a pastor during the administration of the ordinance. My goals are to help explain why we should baptize the infants of believing parents and also to help pastors better to know how to administer the sacrament in ways that are meaningful and helpful for their churches. Thus, I plan to present this material in terms that are accessible to laypersons and to leave technical discussions to able scholars in other books."

“Why are Infants baptized?”

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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Outlines of Theology

Author: Archibald Alexander Hodge
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presbyterian Church
Languages : en
Pages : 548

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It Takes a Church to Baptize

Author: Scot McKnight
Publisher: Brazos Press
ISBN: 1493414631
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 143

Book Description
The issue of baptism has troubled Protestants for centuries. Should infants be baptized before their faith is conscious, or does God command the baptism of babies whose parents have been baptized? Popular New Testament scholar Scot McKnight makes a biblical case for infant baptism, exploring its history, meaning, and practice and showing that infant baptism is the most historic Christian way of forming children into the faith. He explains that the church's practice of infant baptism developed straight from the Bible and argues that it must begin with the family and then extend to the church. Baptism is not just an individual profession of faith: it takes a family and a church community to nurture a child into faith over time. McKnight explains infant baptism for readers coming from a tradition that baptizes adults only, and he counters criticisms that fail to consider the role of families in the formation of faith. The book includes a foreword by Todd Hunter and an afterword by Gerald McDermott.

The Case for Covenantal Infant Baptism

Author: Gregg Strawbridge
Publisher: P & R Publishing
ISBN: 9780875525549
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
contents1. A Pastoral Overview of Infant Baptism2. Matthew 28: 18-20 and the Institution of Baptism3. Unto You and Your Children4. The Oikos Formula5. Baptism and Circumcision as Signs and Seals6. The Mode of Baptism7. The Newness of the New Covenant8. Infant Baptism in the New Covenant9. Covenant Transition10. Covenant Theology and Baptism11. Infant Baptism in the Reformed Confessions12. Infant Baptism in History: An Unfinished Tragi-Comedy13. The Polemics of Anabaptism: Antipaedobaptism from the Reformation Period Onward14. Baptism and Children: Their Place in the Old and New Testaments15. In Jesus' Name, Amen

Jesus Loves the Little Children

Author: Daniel R. Hyde
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780965398190
Category : Covenants
Languages : en
Pages : 131

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Baptism

Author: David F. Wright
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 083087819X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 202

Book Description
In Baptism: Three Views, editor David F. Wright has provided a forum for thoughtful proponents of three principal evangelical views on baptism to state their case, respond to the others, and then provide a summary response and statement. Sinclair Ferguson sets out the case for infant baptism, Bruce Ware presents the case for believers' baptism, and Anthony Lane argues for a mixed practice.

To be a Christian

Author: James Innell Packer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781433566790
Category : Anglican Communion
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
"With 360+ pairs of questions and answers, as well as Scripture references to support each teaching, this catechism instructs new believers and church members in the core beliefs of Christianity from an Anglican perspective"--

Meeting the Protestant Challenge: How to Answer 50 Biblical Objections to Catholic Beliefs

Author: Karlo Broussard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781683571445
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages :

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Believer's Baptism

Author: Thomas R. Schreiner
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433669056
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 392

Book Description
Is believer’s baptism the clear teaching of the New Testament Scriptures? What are the historical and theological challenges to believer’s baptism? What are the practical applications for believer’s baptism today? Volume two in the NEW AMERICAN COMMENTARY STUDIES IN BIBLE & THEOLOGY (NACSBT) series for pastors, advanced Bible students, and other deeply committed laypersons addresses these compelling questions. Indeed, Believer’s Baptism begins with the belief that believer’s baptism (as opposed to infant baptism or other faith proclaiming methods) is the clear teaching of the New Testament. Along the way, the argument is supported by written contributions from Andreas Kostenberger, Robert Stein, Thomas Schreiner, Stephen Wellum, Steve McKinion, Jonathan Rainbow, Shawn Wright, and Mark Dever. Users will find this an excellent extension of the long-respected NEW AMERICAN COMMENTARY.