Massie wrote:
>
> George Murphy wrote:
> >
> > PHSEELY@aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > > In a message dated 01/26/2000 5:09:50 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> > > dfischer@mnsinc.com writes:
> > >
> > > << One Sunday, the minister was giving a sermon on baptism and in the course
> > > of his sermon he was illustrating the fact that baptism could take place by
> > > sprinkling and not by immersion. >>
> > >
> > > It reminds me of an occasion here in Portland where a couple in an
> > > interdenominational church wanted their baby baptized, but most of the
> > > congregation was Baptist. So before baptizing the infant the pastor gave an
> > > "explanation" as to why infant baptism was OK. To which one of the Baptists
> > > leaned over to me and said, "I guess what he is going to do is wishy-washy
> > > the baby."
> >
> > "But seriously folks ..."
> > Such an explanation will be wishy washy only if the pastor doesn't understand
> > the essence of baptism - that it's God's action & thus not dependent upon the
> > intellectual level of the person baptized.
> > In statu confessionis,
> > George
> Yea just like as in Acts 2:38 where Peter commanded all the babies
> present to "repent and be baptized."
The fact that adults were baptized at Pentecost of course in no way
proves or even suggests that infants are not to be baptized.
George
George L. Murphy
gmurphy@raex.com
http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
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