TEN REASONS WHY I REJECT INFANT BAPTISM.
Recently I was asked to list some reasons why I reject infant baptism. These ten are off the top of my head; I may think of more and add to the list later.
1. Infant Baptism is not in the Scriptures.
2. Those in the Bible who we see being baptized are all baptized after hearing and publicly professing belief in the gospel.
3. Baptism is never referred to as a replacement sign for circumcision. In fact, the two are never compared at all in the Scriptures.
(If baptism replaced circumcision, why did the Council at Jerusalem fail to tell the Gentiles that they did not need to circumcize BECAUSE circumcision was now replaced by baptism?)
4. The New Covenant is comprised of the elect only. (Jer 31:31-34; 1 John 2:20; Hebrews 8) Why would we give the covenant sign to one who is not in the covenant? We are not in the New Covenant until we are saved.
5. Infant Baptism, and Full Covenant Theology, denies the doctrine of Unconditional Election. God does not elect you based on who your parents are and what they believe.
6. Infant Baptism denies Limited Atonement, too. The New Covenant is a Covenant in Christ’s blood. For whom did He die and shed His blood? The elect. To say one who is not elect and not atoned for is in the covenant of His blood, means Jesus died for all men and those excluded are excluded by their choice, or by their failure to take advantage of the atonement, potentially made for them.
7. Infant Baptism denies the regenerate nature of the church by purposefully including some non-elect in the membership of the church. One is a sheep or a goat. Goats are not members of the herd! (1 John 2:19; Matthew 7:21-23)
8. Baptism is a public profession of personal faith in Christ, signifying the reality of being born again. Can an infant profess faith?
9. If God promises that the children of believers are in covenant with Him, why then are there some children of believers who are never saved?
10. As Jesus is the only Mediator between God and men, what is His role as Mediator in the New Covenant? Part of that role as mediator is that He intercedes. Jesus does not pray for the world, but only for the elect. (John 17:9).
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