2006-12-13 16:51:51 · 13 answers · asked by jesshispet 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Many fail to understand the reality of original sin and its' very real consequences.
Due to original sin, all humans are born separated from God, lacking sanctifying grace, and liable to die.
If the infant dies before baptism, there's no assurance that his soul will be admitted to heaven, so waiting until later for baptism is both foolish and risky.
Infant baptism is the ultimate form of salvation by grace ... and not by works.
Nothing at all is required from the infant.
The church supplies the water, the faith, and the grace, simply because God desires all to be saved.
The infant becomes an adopted child of God, a co-heir with Jesus Christ, a member of the church, and a temple of the Holy Spirit .... receiving all of this from God as a free gift.
And no where in scripture is infant baptism prohibited.
Can't beat that!
2006-12-13 17:45:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acts 16:33, Acts 18:8, and 1 Cor 1:16 depict the Apostles as baptizing people along with ALL THEIR HOUSEHOLD. And you people are telling me that NONE of these people, or their servants, had babies?!?! *shakes head*
A baby should be baptized as soon as assurances can be made that the child will be brought up in the faith.
2006-12-13 17:19:39 · answer #2 · answered by Egghead 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gen. 17:12, Lev. 12:3 - these texts show the circumcision of eight-day old babies as the way of entering into the Old Covenant -
Col 2:11-12 - however, baptism is the new "circumcision" for all people of the New Covenant. Therefore, baptism is for babies as well as adults. God did not make His new Covenant narrower than the old Covenant. To the contrary, He made it wider, for both Jews and Gentiles, infants and adults.
Therefore, those who oppose infant baptism are saying that the infant circumcision of the Jews (and for Jesus at the Temple) is false, because they weren't old enough to make a conscious choice.
We did not sin in Adam by a conscious choice, so that sin, (Original sin, another Christian doctrine rejected by many Protestants) can be removed without a concious choice.
They don't know what baptism means and they don't know the Bible.
2006-12-13 17:02:06 · answer #3 · answered by Br. Dymphna S.F.O 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The baby shouldnt be baptized after a year i mean it can but I was at like 2 weeks old so
2006-12-13 16:54:19 · answer #4 · answered by Sunny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A baby should be baptized as soon as possible. Certainly within the first month.
2006-12-13 16:55:53 · answer #5 · answered by Sicilian Godmother 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Catholics are retarded!!! Your not suppose to be baptized when your young, us mormons get baptized when were 8 years old. Thou shall not make unto thee any graven image, and they have golden crosses with different saints and **** and they set up a trap on there own peopel haveing them be baptized a baby.
2006-12-13 16:55:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
As early as you can get them baptized. I was a few weeks old.
2006-12-13 16:54:17 · answer #7 · answered by churppy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well as baptising a baby is a tradition of the pagan catholic anti-christ and has nothing at all to do with the church of Jesus Christ why would you offer you baby to the demons of the catholic faith.
2006-12-13 17:00:31 · answer #8 · answered by Thomas A 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think as soon as possible,,important for the baby to have covering..protection..
2006-12-13 16:53:27 · answer #9 · answered by I give you the Glory Father ! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is generally done about 6 weeks or so.
2006-12-13 16:53:53 · answer #10 · answered by ~ C ~ 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋