Is baptizing a baby admitting that God made a mistake in the creation of that baby?

Question

Have you ever looked into the eyes of a newborn baby, and thought "you are a sinner!" ?

Answer 1

No, I always just think "Oooohhhh....baby...."
and want to smell the baby head...=0)

Answer 2

If Jesus said, "suffer the little children to come unto me," then why didn't the parents just say, "no thanks, Jesus, they don't need to come to you, they are covered and headed to heaven anyway."

Children need a Savior too, because of a federal representation under Adam. If they didn't need a Savior before the age of reason, why all of a sudden are they "at risk" after that point? Better to abort the child or not have any children all than risk their eternity in hell.

Baptizing a baby is not saying that God made a mistake. Adam did, and it is the mark of baptism that sets a Christian baby apart from a non-Christian baby, brought into the fold of God's love where the parents and the church make a commitment to bring the child up in the ways in the Lord. Those in authority over that household make that decision, the same way as was done in the Old Testament -- or nearly the same way since the culture has changed from equal status for women, servants, and infants.

Notice that this has nothing to do with personal commitments that would make baptism an optional, "look at me" ceremony. Baptism for adults is the same as circumcision was in the Old Testament for the new converts to Judaism. It was an ingrafting into an entirely different way of life, via a new heart given by the Holy Spirit. The only "applause" that could be heard would have been to welcome that person into a total reliance on God, not the perceived merits of baptism as anything "earning" heaven.

Answer 3

No.

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 4

I believe that baby baptizing is sort of dedicating the baby to God. Some churches sprinkle babies, and some churches bless babies & dedicate the child to the Lord in front of the congregation. Prayers of blessing is prayed over the baby & the parents.

In John 1, every child born into this world has seen the True Light. So, even though child is born with sin nature, doesn't purposely sin/rebel against God. Jesus compared the children who believed in Him to the Kingdom of Heaven. And warned those who might offend the little ones who believe in Him.

Answer 5

There are many things that happen when a person gets baptized:

1. They become a member of the Body of Christ, the Church
2. Original sin is removed and becomes a son or daughter of God. (Original sin is not a "personal sin". It is the condition that at birth, a person is not in full communication with God.
3. Any person sin is forgiven.
4. The person is united in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Obviously, effect number 3 does not apply to an infant, but the other 3 do.

Answer 6

Baptizing babies is unscriptural. The Bible does not speak of baptizing children but says at Matt 28:19 "Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you". Babie cannot become disciples nor can they observe the things Jesus commanded . The bible only refers to the baptizing of men and women. (Individuals who are mature enough to make a conscious decision to serve God)

Answer 7

No, we are all sinners when we are born on this earth! As far as baptizing a baby that is for the parents. It is their way of saying they will raise their children in a Christian home in a Christian manner!

Answer 8

I believe it is. And I do not believe in baptizing infants. I have never looked at an infant and thought such. Instead I think just the opposite. Innocent and Holy. Just as the Bible says we are when we enter this world.

Answer 9

Absolutely not. Baptizing a child is entering them into the family of God. Starting them off to a good life and giving them direction of faith that they otherwise cannot do being they are not old enough mentally and physically to make that decision.

Answer 10

I don't believe in original sin and I don't believe that babies _can_ sin.

I am afraid some people do think babies sin and that's scary to me.

I believe baptism is for the remission of sins, but I also believe that it is the "answer of a good conscience toward God." Which means that one has to be old enough to choose it. Babies can't make that choice.

Babies are perfect and sinless.

Answer 11

Listen to the words of Christ, your Redeemer, your Lord and your God.

Behold, I came into the world not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance; the whole need no physician, but they that are sick; wherefore, little children are whole, for they are not capable of committing sin; wherefore the curse of Adam is taken from them in me, that it hath no power over them; and the law of circumcision is done away in me.

And after this manner did the Holy Ghost manifest the word of God unto me. Because of this I know that it is solemn mockery before God, that you should baptize little children.