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Susan said:
Joe,
OK Joe, no need to get so emotional! We are not "the enemy" because we are Baptists! Lets get back to the original subject of this thread. Baptists and paedos have agreed on the subject of adult believers' baptisms, that they should be done only after a believable profession of faith. You, as a paedo must also make some sort of judgement regarding a person's salvation to baptize an adult or else to admit someone to the table as a communicant member. I am sure that you and Steve would use the same standards to determine as much as possible if this person has saving faith. But back to the question, would your church baptize a woman who is an unbeliever along with her husband who is believer? Would you find this objectionable?
Yes, Susan I agree for ADULTS that is correct, but that was NOT the original reason for this "part" of the thread which is Tom's post on baptism. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/bash.gif" alt="" /> This is what my remarks are being addressed toward "infants"--we baptize in obedience to the covenant....

But, if anyone baptizes an adult because of, "Baptism is the outward sign of something that has already happened inwardly (Acts 10:47)," his hermeneutic is faulty--as there is NO WAY the baptizer can confirm that something has happened inwardly to another...This common hermeneutic of baptism will never stand the test of Scripture.

As far as this question (though not the subject matter in this part of the thread) "Would your church baptize a woman who is an unbeliever along with her husband who is a believer? NO, I would not (that is not even an issue for me...)!

Reformed and Always Reforming,