In the new administration of God’s covenant we see: John the Baptist [bridging the covenants] baptized women as well as men (Luke 3:21), the great commission of Matthew 28:19-20 includes men and women, Acts 8:12 states men and woman were baptized (cf. Acts 16:15, 33, household baptisms), and of course Paul’s inclusion that “all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Gal. 3:27-28).

Children have always been included in the covenant. This is seen in the administration of the OC (Gen. 9:9; 17:7; Ex. 20:5-6; Deut. 29:10-13, etc.). This did not change in the NC. Peter states that the promises of the covenant were not only to those who heard his sermon and understood it, but also for their children (Acts 2:38-39). It is biblical to baptize children of a believer. Even OT Israel itself at times misunderstood the sign of the covenant to mean more than what it really did – and God took care of that (Exile, etc.). Just because people today misinterpret the sign (baptismal regeneration, etc.) is not reason to disobey the teaching of Scripture of an issue, but all the more reason to clarify the teaching more.