“My Baby Is Wet”

Tuesday, December 01, 2020

     My husband and I have a dilemma.  I believe that if you believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, you should be baptized and dunked in water and say that you believe Jesus is God's Son, and he died to save your soul.  My husband believes that since he was sprinkled as a baby and confirmed, he is baptized even though another person made that decision for him.  Didn't Jesus' baptism give us the example that we all need to do it on our own, or is that just one church's ritual?

Sincerely,
When To Water?

Dear When To Water,

‘Christening’, also known as ‘infant baptism’, is nowhere to be found in the Bible.  Children are not baptized; adults are.  Baptism is only for believers (Mk 16:16).  You must be old enough to understand and repent (Acts 2:38).  Infants can neither believe nor repent.  It is adults, men and women, who hear the gospel news and then obey it through baptism (Acts 8:12).  Baptism must be requested by the individual wanting it (Acts 8:36)… babies cannot request baptism.  Baptism is for those of us who have grown up, rebelled, sinned, and need our sins removed (Acts 22:16).

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