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Infant baptism [1] [2] (or paedobaptism) is the practice of baptizing infants or young children. Infant baptism is also called christening by some faith traditions. Most Christians belong to denominations that practice infant baptism. Branches of Christianity that practice infant baptism include Catholicism, [3] Eastern Orthodoxy, [4] and ...
In Christian theology, infant faith (Latin: fides infantium) is faith in Jesus Christ exercised by infants. Protestant reformer Martin Luther , who emphasized that salvation is attained through faith alone , argued for infant faith using the example of John the Baptist leaping in Elizabeth 's womb during the visitation of the pregnant Mary .
Proponents of infant baptism argue that this quote shows Polycarp being baptized as an infant, the argument being that if Polycarp was a servant of Christ for 86 years, he would have been a servant of Christ from infancy, suggesting infant baptism. However, against the argument, Schoedel William argued that the quote is ambiguous as regards to ...
In Baptism, Rebaptism, and Infant Baptism, Zwingli outlined his disagreements with both the Catholic and the Anabaptist positions. He accused the Anabaptists of adding to the word of God and noted that there is no law forbidding infant baptism. He challenged Catholics by denying that the water of baptism can have the power to wash away sin ...
Through his arguments with Anabaptists, Zwingli arrived at the position that baptism was a sign of the covenant between God and his people, but that it did not convey grace to the baptized. He saw baptism as essentially identical to the circumcision of Israelites in the Old Testament in this respect, and used this idea in polemics against ...
Baptism is necessary for salvation as part of the entire baptismal arrangement: as an expression of obedience to Jesus' command (Matthew 28:19–20), as a public symbol of the saving faith in the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ (Romans 10:10), and as an indication of repentance from dead works and the dedication of one's life to Jehovah.
The Arguments in Support of Infant Baptism, from the Covenant of Circumcision, Examined, and Shewn to Be Invalid. London, [1823]. Baptism, a Term of Communion at the Lord’s Supper. 1st ed., Norwich, [1816]; 2nd ed., Norwich, 1816. A Brief Statement of the Sentiments of the Baptists on the Ordinance of Baptism. Norwich; London, 1824.
For Pelagius, "grace" consisted of the gift of free will, the Law of Moses, and the teachings of Jesus. [18] According to Augustine, Pelagians saw baptism of infants as useless because they had no sin. [19] Celestius, who was a disciple of Pelagius, also was to have denied original sin and the necessity of infant baptism for salvation. [20]