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

1. The LBCF does not teach either baptism or the Lord's Supper are sacraments but rather ordinances, i.e., nothing spiritual actually happens in either.

2. No, I do not believe that "the LBCF teaches that the sacraments work ex opere operato creating faith in everyone who is baptized?" for a couple of reasons:
a. See above
b. The Bible nowhere teaches that baptism creates faith in an individual, whether adult or infant. And the framers of the LBCF certainly did not even entertain such foolishness.

Now, I'm wondering how many times I need to ask this question again before I'll get an answer from you or JesusFan or some other member who is a Baptist. The LCBF states:

Notice that the LBCF mentions 3 objective things which it says baptism IS, i.e., these things are TRUE in regard to the person baptized:

1. fellowship (partaker) with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection
2. being ingrafted (union with) into Christ
3.remission of sins (justification)

The undeniable teaching here is that baptism IS a SIGN, an indication of, that which points to something, etc. and in this case, to the salvation of the recipient. Thus, according to the wording of the LBCF, EVERYONE who is baptized IS SAVED. Doubtless, you and Sam Waldron and a host of other Baptists will quickly deny that everyone who is baptized is infallibly saved. But that is exactly what the LBCF teaches and the overwhelming majority of Baptists will confess to be true. For, ONLY believers are to be baptized and baptism is the SIGN of that salvation which already exists in the one being baptized. So, the question remains, Does baptism MEAN that the recipient of baptism IS SAVED? or not? If not, then what does baptism mean; what is that word's definition, which is always true?