What is your Opinion on Baptising Babies?

Answer 1

It is a solemn mockery to the grace and justice of God. After all how many infants have died without baptism, would they go to hell? Would a just and merciful God send an infant to hell just because they were never baptized?

In the Old Testament they gave animal sacrifices for those who sinned ignorantly. In the New Testament the blood of Christ atones for those who repent, as well as those who died in ignorance whether it be infants, little children or even adults who were truly ignorant.

Baptism is a solemn covenant between you and God where you repent of your sins and are "born again" by going into the water and having your sins washed away, and arising a new creature. The Bible compares baptism to being buried with Christ and arising anew just as Christ was placed in the tomb and rose from the dead. Baptism is much like the marriage covenant where you take upon His name (become a Christian), and become as family (one) with God. This is much deeper than a mere "accept Jesus as your personal savior and you will be saved" concept that some have. It is impossible for infants to repent or make a covenant to serve God. Only those who have matured enough to understand the truth AND have actually been exposed to the truth are accountable and need baptism. Those who never had the law cannot sin because they had no law ever given to them.

Those who baptize infants (or like the LDS who baptize for the ignorant dead) turn baptism into a dead work, and empty ritual where no conversion process occurs. They in effect deny their people a great blessing. I had been baptized at 8 years old totally ignorant of the gospel... it was at the prodding of my parents. I did not even believe in God at the time. It was not until I was 23 that I began to understand the gospel and then I was baptized with real intent and understanding.

Answer 2

Baptism is an agreement between you and God that you will obey his commandments.
Jesus got baptised at age 30 prior to starting his ministry. To show that it was necessary to make a personal commitment.
It was an example to us.
Infants cannot makle that sort of decision.
The early Christians [ ex Jews] never baptised babies.
Other religions do it to 'keep up their numbers',
How many people claim to be 'non practicing Catholics'.
They were baptised as Catholics as babies, but have never stepped inside a church since then. Yet the religion claims them as members. this is dishonest.

Answer 3

By all means they should be baptized! Why would infants have been included in circumcision in the Old Testament, and excluded from being a part of the family of God in the New Testament? In the book of Hebrews, the Jews would have not understood baptism any other way but through what they already knew in circumcision. The Jordan River is apparently only inches deep during most parts of the year, so it would have been physically impossible for complete immersion back in the New Testament days. "Going down into the water" does not imply complete submersion. You typically have to descend river banks to get to the water.

The Old Testament law was extremely specific on how rites were to be performed, right down to the underwear to be used. In the New Testament, it is not clear because it doesn't need to be clear, we are not under that kind of law anymore. The point of baptism is in ingrafting into Christ, not following specific procedures right down to our underwear.

There are many more reasons involving a weight of evidence in the Bible that point to infant baptism as being completely valid, as well as the validity of "believers baptisms" with a beautiful symbolism of death, burial, and resurrection. But it doesn't need to be done this way.

Answer 4

Make things Clear... Jesus Told: Believe and be baptised

Take opinoins that are Bible based

Mark 16 :16 He that believes and is Baptised shall be saved.

SO, Before baptism we have to believe in JesusChrist and Accept as our Lord and Saviour.

As far a child is concerned, its impossible..If the Bible had to say elseway it wouldve mentioned clearly.

i Hope you are clear..

Answer 5

I prefer to go with God's opinion, and God has stated that no-one will enter the kingdom without being born again through water and the spirit, an obvious reference to the holy sacrament of Baptism. I want my children to have the opportunity to enter the kingdom; therefore I do what God has said is necessary. Which is why the Christian Church has done so for 2,000 years - except of course unauthorized manmade denominations, who stopped doing so a few hundred years ago.

Answer 6

I don't believe it really means anything. Baptism is an outward sign to people that you believe in Jesus. I don't see that a baby can decide this. I believe that one should be baptized when you are old enough to decide to ask Jesus to be your Lord. Romans 10:13 says call upon the Name of the Lord and be saved. I believe that parents can dedicate their baby to the Lord. When it gets down to it, I don't think it will hurt to baptize a baby if you believe that way, but they should get it done later when they understand what it really means.

Answer 7

It's a waste of time and is nowhere taught in scripture. How could a baby possibly have the mental capacity to understand the significance of such a thing? My friends took their baby to be baptized, and the water stimulated the tike to piss all over the pastor. A sign maybe?

Answer 8

A waste of time. The child is under its parents grace until they are old enough to make proper choices (1 Cor. 7:14). A rebellous child loses that protection; in fact, in the Bible they were to be stoned.

Answer 9

While it is a beautiful ceremony, I think it is best to be baptised when that person is ready and understands what it means, not when it is your parents decision.

Answer 10

It is a ritual that doesn't really change anything. But it's ok. Usually if a person wants to change his religion when he's a grown up, he can do it, or just become an atheist. Baptising itself doesn't do any harm. Dogmas do