Noble Mind Study

Study the Bible like it means what it says.

"Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so."

Acts 17:11 (NASB)

The method, in one example

Q: Is infant baptism in the New Testament?

1. 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, NASB

2. The pattern Scripture gives

Faith, then baptism. Hearing, then baptism. Repentance, then baptism.

3. 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.

4. 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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