Do you practise infant baptism? Why?

Question

This is why I don't...

Moroni 8:10-23

10 Behold I say unto you that this thing shall ye teach—repentance and baptism unto those who are aaccountable and capable of committing sin; yea, teach parents that they must repent and be baptized, and humble themselves as their little bchildren, and they shall all be saved with their little children.
11 And their little achildren need no repentance, neither baptism. Behold, baptism is unto repentance to the fulfilling the commandments unto the bremission of sins.
12 But little achildren are alive in Christ, even from the foundation of the world; if not so, God is a partial God, and also a changeable God, and a brespecter to persons; for how many little children have died without baptism!
13 Wherefore, if little children could not be saved without baptism, these must have gone to an endless hell.
14 Behold I say unto you, that he that supposeth that little children need baptism is in the gall of bitterness and in the bonds of iniquity; for he hath neither afaith, hope, nor charity; wherefore, should he be cut off while in the thought, he must go down to hell.
15 For awful is the wickedness to suppose that God saveth one child because of baptism, and the other must perish because he hath no baptism.
16 Wo be unto them that shall pervert the ways of the Lord after this manner, for they shall perish except they repent. Behold, I speak with boldness, having aauthority from God; and I fear not what man can do; for bperfect clove dcasteth out all fear.
17 And I am filled with acharity, which is everlasting love; wherefore, all children are alike unto me; wherefore, I love little children with a perfect love; and they are all alike and bpartakers of salvation.
18 For I know that God is not a partial God, neither a changeable being; but he is aunchangeable from ball eternity to all eternity.
19 Little achildren cannot repent; wherefore, it is awful wickedness to deny the pure mercies of God unto them, for they are all alive in him because of his bmercy.
20 And he that saith that little children need baptism denieth the mercies of Christ, and setteth at naught the aatonement of him and the power of his redemption.
21 Wo unto such, for they are in danger of death, ahell, and an bendless torment. I speak it boldly; God hath commanded me. Listen unto them and give heed, or they stand against you at the cjudgment-seat of Christ.
22 For behold that all little children are aalive in Christ, and also all they that are without the blaw. For the power of credemption cometh on all them that have dno law; wherefore, he that is not condemned, or he that is under no condemnation, cannot repent; and unto such baptism availeth nothing—
23 But it is mockery before God, denying the mercies of Christ, and the power of his Holy Spirit, and putting trust in adead works.

Answer 1

The Catechism of the Catholic Church states, "Born with a fallen human nature and tainted by original sin, children also have need of the new birth in Baptism to be freed from the power of darkness and brought into the realm of the freedom of the children of God, to which all men are called."

Infant baptism is not a new thing. There are non-biblical documented sources starting in the second century telling of infant Baptism.

There are even several passages in the Bible where whole households were baptized. This would include everyone who lived there, men, women, children, and infants.

Acts 16:15, "After she and her household had been baptized"

Acts 16:33, "then he and all his family were baptized at once."

Acts 18:8, "came to believe in the Lord along with his entire household, and many of the Corinthians who heard believed and were baptized."

1 Corinthians 1:16, "I baptized the household of Stephanas"

St. Paul wrote that baptism has replaced circumcision (Col 2:11-12), and in Judaism circumcision was performed primarily on infants.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

I don't, because the Bible doesn't teach 'sprinkling babies.'

Baptism is an immersion, a burial (Romans 6:3-5) that requires 'much water' (John 3:23). It is to wash away sins (Acts 22:16) and to put us into Christ (Galatians 3:27); the Bible says that baptism now saves us (1 Peter 3:21).

Babies do not need to be forgiven of their sins; they have no sins (Ezekiel 18:20). To be scripturally baptized, one must first believe (Mark 16:16); babies are incapable of belief.

Those who sprinkle babies do so under several false beliefs; the Bible doesn't support it.

Answer 3

No I do not believe a baby should be baptized. We believe the age accountiablity is 8 years old. And then we receive the gift of the Holy Ghost by the Laying on of hands by those who are in authority.

Answer 4

I feel for those who feel that an infant who has done nothing wrong and won't be able to until age 8, Baptism is symbolic of the death of the old natural man, and the resurrection of a new spiritual man.

Answer 5

No. I do baby dedications where the parents, grandparents, and friends in the Church show that they will help bring up the Child with Christian values.
The Child decides on their own when to be baptized in water.
Usually it is at an age when they discover and understand Jesus.

Answer 6

Yes, it is a symbol of being reborn and purification. Us humens are born with natural sin. Why not just look it up on Ask Jeeves.

Answer 7

"With soap, baptism is a good thing." - Robert Ingersoll

Answer 8

actually get to watch someone else wash your baby.....?