Do you believe in infant baptism?

no i dont, cause the bible doesnt say baptism is a must. baptism should be done at an age when the child is mature enough to make the decision to live for christ. otherwise the act is all in vain. baptism is nothing more then the symbol of washing away your sins, or your "old life" and being "reborn" to live like christ. its like a symbol of starting new.

Baptism operates for those of any age, through the power of God and his church, removing original and other sin, making the soul a dwelling place for the Holy Spirit, and gaining adoption for the baptized into the family of God.

Nowhere in scripture is infant baptism prohibited.

The strongest old testament "type" which bolsters infant baptism, is circumcision.

The only case that can be made against infant baptism is that some misguided Protestants think it's wrong.

No. I believe that Baptism is a symbolic thing that a person does to say to God and people that I am now dedicating my life to you.

Matt28:19 ,Acts 8:12-speak of baptizing men and woman.

it was not until 185-254 C.E. that Origen wrote: "It is the custom of the church that baptism be administered even to infants"(selections From the Commentaries and Homiles of Origen,Madras,India:1929,p,2110 The practice was confirmed by the Third Council of Carthage(253C.E.

Religious historian Augustus Neander wrote: " Faith and baptism were always connected with one another: and thus it is in the highest degree probable...that the practice of infant baptism was unknown at this period (in the first century)... That it first became recognized as an apostolic tradition in the course of the third century, is evidence rather Against than for the admission of its apostolic origin." --History of the Planting and Training of the Christian church by the Apostles(New York,1864),P.162

I do not believe an infant can honestly say that they are ready to take such a commitment and there is nothing in the bible that comes close to saying that infants are to be baptized.

http://watchtower.org/

Infant baptism is not a Bible doctrine. It originated with the Catholic church and after the reformation continued into some denominations but there is no Bible teaching for it at all. If you doubt that just ask those who believe in it to give you scripture. They can't.

The Bible base that they do use is to equate it with circumcision of 8 day old infants as a sign of the Covenant God made with Abraham, and that is Biblical, but there really is nothing in the Bible that ever states that Baptism is the same for the New Covenant.

No. I belong to the Assemblies of God church. We dedicate our infants. The parents take the child on stage with the pastor and promise to raise their child as a Christian, be a good example, etc. Baptism comes after a person has made their own decision to accept Christ as their Lord and Savior. [i.e. repent and be baptized]

I was baptized as an infant in the Methodist church. I don't believe that's a sin, my parents were just doing what they were taught. When I later became born again, I was baptized by immersion in water.

No. First saying that a baby must be baptized or they will go to hell is obsurd. Second that child had no choice. A child should be old enough to make that decision or atleast understand the principle of baptism and what it means.

Infant baptism is not right.

I am a Non-Christian but I was raised Catholic so I am going to go ahead and answer your question.

I was raised Catholic so I was baptised at birth. The reason that Catholics are baptised at birth is to cleanse the child of the original sin that they are born with - which you may not they inherited from Adam and Eve. Later on in life a Catholic child will be confirmed into the Church. This is when the Catholic makes a commitment to the Catholic Church which is like the Protestant equivalent to being 'Saved' if you will. A confirmation ceremony is held just like a baptism would be held in a Protestant Church.

Protestants are baptised later on in life when they decide to make a commitment to the Church. It is a different process but perhaps neither is wrong - it's just a different way of doing things and there's nothing wrong with it.

Well I am an agnostic who at one time was a christian.. so I will answer. No, I don't believe in baptism at all.. which is why I walked out in the middle of mine at age 12; and then three years later I left christianity.

weather i am a christian or not is irrelevant in comparison to your question. your question isn't a religious one it's a life question. I'm not a christian but i don't tell my child he can't go to church or he can't go to a religious sight. No matter what the religion. It isn't right to force your decisions on anyone especially children. Everyone has the right to make life decisions for themselves. This is one of the most important decision anyone can make for themselves. Why take that right away from that child? Why not wait until they can make an informed decision on there own? That's what life is, making your own decision and dealing with the consequences both good and bad. Most of the people that are baptized at birth end up doing it again anyway because they never truly understood until they were adults.

I dont because baptism should be a person's choice, and an an infant can not make a choice.