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Q: Is infant baptism in the New Testament?
What the text actually says
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit”
Matt. 28:19 · NASB“Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins”
Acts 2:38 · NASB“when they believed Philip preaching the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were being baptized, men and women alike”
Acts 8:12 · NASBThe pattern Scripture gives
Faith, then baptism. Hearing, then baptism. Repentance, then baptism.
What the text does not do
- Record a single infant baptism.
- Command the baptism of infants.
- Describe the children Jesus blessed as being baptized.
- Teach that guilt is passed from parent to child.
Answer
No. Every baptism in the New Testament follows belief, repentance, or confession. Infants cannot do those — and have nothing to repent of.
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