1) What is “Covenant Baptism” in one sentence? Covenant Baptism is God placing His covenant sign on believers and their children, bringing them into the visible church and calling them to live by faith in Christ. 2) Why baptize a baby who can’t yet profess faith? Because baptism is first God’s covenant act and promise-sign,…
Why We Gladly Place the Sign of Christ on Our Children There are few moments more tender in the life of a church than when a small child is brought to the font. Though such a thing has made many a Baptists angry or confused, the beauty of it all has also won a number…
This past Lord’s Day we saw in Romans 6:1–4 that baptism unites us with Christ in His death and resurrection. Through these waters, God marks us off as those who have passed from the old creation into the new. But notice something remarkable: the New Testament never really pauses to explain what baptism is. It assumes we…
“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.”—Hebrews 10:23 Baptism is not merely a rite of initiation; it is a declaration of allegiance and a summons to a new way of life. In baptism, we and our children are marked as belonging to Christ, claimed by…