'Baptising Babies is pointless', do you agree? Give reasons for your answer showing that you have thought about more than one point of view.

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Mark Rodgers        S1A        Religion Coursework        

 ‘Baptising Babies is pointless’, do you agree? Give reasons for your answer showing that you have thought about more than one point of view.

Some people believe baptising babies is pointless, however, others believe it is an important and meaningful ceremony for the infant who is starting their life. They believe this new beginning should be blessed by God. They maintain that Jesus always welcomed children and blessed them, rebuking those who wanted to make them go away. He saw children as an example of what Christians should be like. (Mark 10 13-17) The church should also welcome children and infant baptism is a good way of showing this.

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        Some people believe that unbaptised babies do not go to heaven, so being baptised as soon as possible is important. Parents are eager to have God’s blessing bestowed on their child in order to protect and keep them safe.

In the Old Testament, God says,

“I will sprinkle clean water on you and make you clean from all your idols and everything else that has defiled you.”

                                                                (Ezekiel 36:25)

This bible verse suggests the idea of ‘sprinkling’ instead of total immersion, which is a more suitable method for babies. When a child is baptised it immediately ...

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