Believers Baptism is better Than Infant Baptism.

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A03 – Believers Baptism is better

Than Infant Baptism.

In the final part of my coursework I am going to discuss and view the controversial argument of the best age to be baptised. I will show arguments and opinions from both sides of the dispute, and I will finally formulate my opinion based on facts and reason from the previous views.

Argument 1 – Infant baptism is better than adult baptism.

This argument is formed by denominations such as Roman Catholics and Orthodoxies who believe that it is better to baptise infants in relation to the original sin.

The Roman Catholic religion is based on the teachings in the bible, and on what Jesus taught to the people and his disciples. So to start at the beginning, the Garden of Eden, with Adam and Eve, and the committing of the original sin.

Many Christians who regularly debate this statement often ask the question of; “who was it that committed the sin…the adults or the children?” The bible states that it was the adults, so why do Roman Catholics believe that baptising children is essential when the bible states they are free of sin? It’s because God always deals with parents and their children together. This is proved through such stories in the Old Testament as Solomon and Gomorrah (Gn.19). In this story it was the adults who committed the gross sin, but when God rained down a hail of fire, it was the whole family who was killed, not just the adults. It is similar with the story of Moses and the 10 plagues. (Ex.7-11)

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In connection to the dealing of parents and their children together, God does not just destroy adults and children if the adults have sinned, but he also blesses both if the adults have been worthy of his blessing, as is shown in the story of Noah’s Ark (Gn 6:9).

Moving away from the idea that the parents and children are connected, many infants are baptised because their parents wish for their child to be brought up completely sin free. Due to the original sin (committed by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden,) all humans are born with the original ...

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