Baptism: credo vs pedo?
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Thank you RA..
I am definitly Not a supporter of infant baptism So i am definitly not a Pedobaptism..
I guess the question i will ask about Credpbaptism is does it require the person to make an confession to other people or to God?
Also are both talking about water baptism or spiritual baptism? I would assume they are both about water baptism..
I am definitly Not a supporter of infant baptism So i am definitly not a Pedobaptism..
I guess the question i will ask about Credpbaptism is does it require the person to make an confession to other people or to God?
Also are both talking about water baptism or spiritual baptism? I would assume they are both about water baptism..
Actually no. It was revealed in clear speech through the prophets centuries before water baptism. The mechanism of salvation wasn't known, but anyone with a believing heart would have known gentiles would be saved. But this too has nothing to do with pedo vs, credo, so let's not sidetrack the discussion.
Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, [that] in the place where it was said unto them, Ye [are] not my people, [there] it shall be said unto them, [Ye are] the sons of the living God. Hosea 1:10
Infant baptism does nothing to benefit a person for we must repent and acknowledge the truth before baptism has any effect.
Mat 18:10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
Mat 18:14 Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
Also we are born innocent with no sin on our record and are not guilty until we do the act of sin knowing it is wrong.
The guilt of Adam and Eve's sin does not come upon us but when they sinned they had a choice so all their offspring are born with a choice so we are born not knowing God so we will sin before we repent and come to Him.
So all have sinned and fell short of the glory of God.
Babies have no need for baptism and it does nothing to benefit them.
Mat 18:10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
Mat 18:14 Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
Also we are born innocent with no sin on our record and are not guilty until we do the act of sin knowing it is wrong.
The guilt of Adam and Eve's sin does not come upon us but when they sinned they had a choice so all their offspring are born with a choice so we are born not knowing God so we will sin before we repent and come to Him.
So all have sinned and fell short of the glory of God.
Babies have no need for baptism and it does nothing to benefit them.
JOKE: No, I am a lacto-baptist and believe in Baptizing with milk, chocolate and strawberry are also acceptable.
Honestly, I do not think I have a dog in this fight and have become more sympathetic to the salvation army that does not baptize at all.
I come from an infant baptism tradition, and I have questions for both sides:
The Lord's supper was instituted at the end of a meal, why do we often practice it before a meal?
If that can be shot gunned, why can't baptism?
We fence the table at the lord's supper,
why not fence baptism?
Honestly, I do not think I have a dog in this fight and have become more sympathetic to the salvation army that does not baptize at all.
I come from an infant baptism tradition, and I have questions for both sides:
The Lord's supper was instituted at the end of a meal, why do we often practice it before a meal?
If that can be shot gunned, why can't baptism?
We fence the table at the lord's supper,
why not fence baptism?
I come from the Baptist tradition, which teaches that WB & the LS are symbolic rather than sacraments.
The NT does not describe either rite in detail, nor does Paul command that they be done,
so it appears that they are optional by the end of Acts, although commemoration of Jesus' death and resurrection
via immersion and by partaking of juice and bread are appropriate traditions.
The NT does not describe either rite in detail, nor does Paul command that they be done,
so it appears that they are optional by the end of Acts, although commemoration of Jesus' death and resurrection
via immersion and by partaking of juice and bread are appropriate traditions.