Question 74
Section 27: Lord’s Day 27
Are infants also to be baptized?
Yes: for since they, as well as the adult, are included in the covenanta and church of God;b and since redemption from sinc by the blood of Christ, and the Holy Ghost, the author of faith, is promised to them no less than to the adult;d they must therefore by baptism, as a sign of the covenant, be also admitted into the Christian church; and be distinguished from the children of infidels,e as was done in the old covenant or testament by circumcision,f instead of which, baptism is instituted in the new covenant.g
a. Genesis 17:7; Acts 2:39
Genesis 17:7
17:7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
17:7 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
Acts 2:39
2:39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
2:39 This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off-to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself."
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b. 1 Corinthians 7:14; Joel 2:16
1 Corinthians 7:14
7:14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
7:14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
Joel 2:16
2:16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
2:16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the aged, gather the children, even those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber.
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c. Matthew 19:14
Matthew 19:14
19:14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
19:14 But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
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d. Luke 1:14–15; Psalm 22:10; Acts 2:39
Luke 1:14–15
1:14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. 1:15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.
1:14 He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth, 1:15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother's womb.
Psalm 22:10
22:10 I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother’s belly.
22:10 From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother's womb You have been my God.
Acts 2:39
2:39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
2:39 This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off-to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself."
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e. Acts 10:47; 1 Corinthians 12:13; 7:14
Acts 10:47
10:47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
10:47 "Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!"
1 Corinthians 12:13
12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
12:13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.
1 Corinthians 7:14
7:14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
7:14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
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f. Genesis 17:14
Genesis 17:14
17:14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
17:14 But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant."
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g. Colossians 2:11–13
Colossians 2:11–13
2:11 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: 2:12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. 2:13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
2:11 In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands. 2:12 And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead. 2:13 When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,
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