2. Infant Baptism Pros/Cons

pro infant - seen as sacrament

changing the soul doesnt depend on actions, but on Gods grace

pro infant - mystery

if humans had to wait to understand god to be baptised no one wld ever be baptised

pro infant - orig sin remedy

need to be cleansed incase they die before being able to profess faith themselves

pro infant - welcoming to the church

attend church regularly and eventually conform

pro infant - children

jesus was happy to bless children so therefore baptism is valid

pro infant - early church

early church practiced so therefore its acceptable today

cons infant - ordinance

jesus told disciples to baptise to make disciples and babies cant be disciples

cons infant - following jesus example

jesus was around age of 30 when baptised and we cant copy his life is baptised as a baby

cons infant - washing away sins

natural to sin. they should be washed away when adult enough to do so

cons infant - Gods Grace

the child cant understand how to approach god until mature enough to understand bible.

cons infant - baptism in early church

book of acts never specifically describes adult baptism.