Fourth Year Ministries

Q: I am trying to look at this objectively. I have, in my life, been taught both - infant baptism as well as adult. I personally believe in adult baptism because it is what I see and read in scripture. However, I do not know the history (with John the Baptist and before him) and also regarding early church writings. My question in short is: What does God say, in His Word, regarding baptism? Feel free to use (or not use this) this article making a case for infant baptism which I was recently given. A: Another really great and important question! Before reading this post, I encourage everyone to read the article linked to by Pastor Bucher above in full. You can get a feel for the arguments being made. I will necessarily have to summarize. I would hate to have anyone think that I have mischaracterized the case he makes. The author of the article makes an important observation at the beginning. He points to the reality that this issue has Christians on both sides. Each claims th...