The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Infant Baptism not found in Scripture?

You may believe the LBCF is correct in the section you referenced. But I responded to it by pointing out its inherent flaw(s). Yet, you refuse to return the favor and respond in kind and explain the LBCF's declaring the certainty of salvation of EVERY recipient of baptism to which you have publicly stated you accept as being true and consistent with the teaching of Scripture. It shouldn't be too difficult to show the statement is true from the Bible if it is true, right? And, like the apostle James, one can claim to have faith in something, but is that faith justified by its outward visible expression? Thus, IF this statement which you believe (have faith in) is true, then practically speaking it should be demonstrable in the lives of those baptized, i.e., they are visibly identifiable as Christians, since according to you and the LBCF, they ARE saved; united to Christ, etc. Further, that would be that EVERY member in every Baptist church is a Christian and thus every Baptist church is a "pure Church" consisting of only "wheat" and not one "tare" is included.

Of course baptism is a black and white issue. Either the truth is only adults can be baptized or both adults and children of believers can be baptized. For most baptists, only immersion is the acceptable mode of baptism but others believe any of the three modes (immersion, effusion, aspersion) is acceptable, yet others believe only aspersion is acceptable. The differences between the two groups and all the variations of them can't all be right. It is possible they are all wrong, but it is impossible they are all right.