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Some believe that 1st-century Christians did not practice it, noting the lack of any explicit evidence of infant baptism. [15] Others, noting the lack of any explicit evidence of exclusion of infant baptism, believe that they did, understanding biblical references to individuals "and [her] household" being baptized [16] as including young ...
William Wall (6 January 1647 – 13 November 1728) was a British priest in the Church of England who wrote extensively on the doctrine of infant baptism.He was generally an apologist for the English church and sought to maintain peace between it and the Anabaptists.
In Christian theology, infant faith (Latin: fides infantium) is faith in Jesus Christ exercised by infants. Protestant reformer Martin Luther , who emphasized that salvation is attained through faith alone , argued for infant faith using the example of John the Baptist leaping in Elizabeth 's womb during the visitation of the pregnant Mary .
Although the term "baptism" is not today used to describe the Jewish rituals (in contrast to New Testament times, when the Greek word baptismos did indicate Jewish ablutions or rites of purification), [1] [2] the purification rites (or mikvah—ritual immersion) in Jewish law and tradition are similar to baptism, and the two have been linked.
Proponents of infant baptism argue that this quote shows Polycarp being baptized as an infant, the argument being that if Polycarp was a servant of Christ for 86 years, he would have been a servant of Christ from infancy, suggesting infant baptism. However, against the argument, Schoedel William argued that the quote is ambiguous as regards to ...
The book also promoted baptism by immersion, the practice of laying on of hands, [24] the rejection of infant baptism, the existence of a Great Apostasy (thus making Latter Day Saint doctrine firmly Restorationist), and the rejection of secret societies for ill gain. [25]
German Reformed liberation theologian Jürgen Moltmann, on the other hand, saw infant baptism as inappropriately associated with the national church. He saw baptism as properly a free response God's call to discipleship. [25] Reformed churches have generally maintained the practice of infant baptism despite these critiques. [26]
His major works on the subject include Baptism, Rebaptism, and Infant Baptism (1525), A Reply to Hubmaier (1525), A Refutation (1527), and Questions Concerning the Sacrament of Baptism (1530). [14] In Baptism, Rebaptism, and Infant Baptism, Zwingli outlined his disagreements with both the Catholic and the Anabaptist positions. He accused the ...