Baptism
As I've studied the subject of baptism I've found that it's not just a discussion should infants be baptized or if only professing believers are to be baptized. The discussion goes deeper than that.
Pivotal points are an understanding of the nature of the Church, the role of the covenants, and the hermeneutic used to interpret the passages.
Below are a collection of defenses on both sides. I would ask my Baptist brethren to look beyond the infant issue to see where paedobaptists are coming from. Otherwise it isn't an "apples to apples" discussion.
Paedobaptism (infant baptism)
- A Contemporary Reformed Defense of Infant Baptism by R. Scott Clark (off-site) or click here for Adobe Acrobat pdf.
- Why We Baptize Babies by John Murray. (off-site)
- The Polemics of Infant Baptism by B.B. Warfield. (off-site)
- A Defense of Reformed Paedobaptism by Andrew Sandlin. (off-site)
- Sprinkling is Scriptural A Reply to the Baptist Adamthwaite's "Baptism is Immersion!" This detailed look at sprinkling vs immersion can also be downloaded.
- Doctrine of Covenant Children/Succession A lengthy article approaching the subject from a succession view.(off-site)
- The Way of Salvation: Baptism From Thomas Watson's A Body of Divinity
- From a Reformed discussion list. A brief discussion of the underlying beliefs of covenantal theology as applied to baptism.
- Infant Baptism: Does the Bible Teach It? Dr. Gregg Strawbridge. A rather lengthy but easy to read treatment of infant baptism. (off-site)
- Covenantal Infant Baptism Another article by Dr. Gregg Strawbridge with an emphasis on Covenantal theology. (off-site)
- A baptism allegory An allegory to explain baptism.(off-site)
- Infant Baptism An article by Jim Lim with his conclusions.
- Baptism A booklet by Francis Shaeffer.
- Is God the God of the Mature Professing Christian Only? (off-site) A response to A Critical Evaluation of Paedobaptism (see below).
- Sermon notes by Randy Booth who was a Reformed Baptist and wrote Children of Promise.
Credobaptism (believer's baptism)
- 1 Cor. 7:14 (off-site) A response to paedobaptist's interpretation of 1 Cor 7:14.
- Baptist FAQ (off-site) A Reformed Baptist's FAQ.
- A Critical Evaluation of Paedobaptism An article defending the Reformed Baptist position.
- A String of Pearls Unstrung by Fred A. Malone (off-site).