Bible Questions Answered:
“I am a member of a church that has
always believed in child baptism. The jailer and his household were
baptized!.....”
Clarence/ Rimini, Italy
Bible Answer:
First of all read the blog posting.....
Baptism-Infant
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And
we could add to this information the following:
Jesus
said....
John
13:15 KJV
For
I have given you an
example,
that ye should do as I have done to you.
Well,
surprise, Jesus
was never baptized as an infant!
For
some of our friends, you might want to go back and read that 3 or 4
times!
Jesus
was taken to the temple as a young child for “dedication.”
Luke
2:21-24 NLT
21
Eight days later, when the baby was circumcised, He was named Jesus,
the name given Him by the angel even before He was conceived.
22
Then it was time for their purification offering, as required by the
law of Moses after the birth of a child; so his parents took Him to
Jerusalem to present Him to The Lord.
23
The law of The Lord says, “If a woman’s first child is a boy, he
must be dedicated to The Lord.”
24
So they offered the sacrifice required in the law of The Lord—“either
a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
Jesus
was not baptized until a young man, entering His ministry.
Matthew
3:13-17 NLT
13
Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by
John.
14
But John tried to talk Him out of it. “I am the one who needs to be
baptized by you,” he said, “so why are you coming to me?”
15
But Jesus said, “It should be done, for we must carry out all that
God requires.” So John agreed to baptize Him.
16
After His baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens
were opened and he saw The Spirit Of God descending like A Dove and
settling on Him.
17
And A Voice from heaven said, “This is My Dearly Loved Son, who
brings Me great joy.”
Acts
16:16-31 NLT (Paul
and Silas in prison, and the Philippian jailer.)
16
One day as we were going down to the place of prayer, we met a
demon-possessed slave girl. She was a fortune-teller who earned a lot
of money for her masters.
17
She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are
servants of the Most High God, and they have come to tell you how to
be saved.”
18
This went on day after day until Paul got so exasperated that he
turned and said to the demon within her, “I command you in the name
of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And instantly it left her.
19
Her masters’ hopes of wealth were now shattered, so they grabbed
Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities at the
marketplace.
20
“The whole city is in an uproar because of these Jews!” they
shouted to the city officials.
21
“They are teaching customs that are illegal for us Romans to
practice.”
22
A mob quickly formed against Paul and Silas, and the city officials
ordered them stripped and beaten with wooden rods.
23
They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison. The
jailer was ordered to make sure they didn’t escape.
24
So the jailer put them into the inner dungeon and clamped their feet
in the stocks.
25
Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God,
and the other prisoners were listening.
26
Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken
to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew open, and the
chains of every prisoner fell off!
27
The jailer woke up to see the prison doors wide open. He assumed the
prisoners had escaped, so he drew his sword to kill himself.
28
But Paul shouted to him, “Stop! Don’t kill yourself! We are all
here!”
29
The jailer called for lights and ran to the dungeon and fell down
trembling before Paul and Silas.
30
Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs,
what must I do to be saved?”
31
They replied, “Believe
in The Lord Jesus
and you will be saved, along with everyone
in your household.”
32
And
they shared The Word Of The Lord with
him and with
all who
lived in his household
(All
were old enough to hear and to receive the Word of God, and to
believe.).
33
Even at that hour of the night, the jailer cared for them and washed
their wounds. Then
he and everyone in
his household were immediately baptized*.
34
He brought them into his house and set a meal before them, and he and
his entire household rejoiced (Infants don't rejoice.) because they
all believed (All listeners, became believers.) in God.
- Baptized; (Greek, Baptizo), To make fully wet, wash.
Belief,
precedes baptism!
Dedication
to The Lord, is for infants and the very young children.
Baptism,
is for young people and adults who can understand just what baptism
is a symbol for, namely their dying to themselves and living new life
vicariously through the power and strength of their risen Savior The
Lord Jesus Christ.
Matthew
19:13-15 NLT
13
One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so He could lay
His hands on them
AND
BAPTIZE THEM.........
Never,
Jesus Never Baptized Children! He Certainly Could Have, But He
Certainly Did Not! Neither
Did He Command His Disciples To Do So!!!
Dedication:
Matthew
19:13-15 NLT
13
One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so He could lay
His hands on them
and
pray for them.
But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering Him.
14
But Jesus said, “Let the children come to Me. Don’t stop them!
For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these
children.”
15
And He placed His hands on their heads and blessed
them
before He left.
Friends,
let us follow the example of our Savior The Lord Jesus Christ.
