Baptism in the Bible
Baptism in the Bible In scripture, we have a two-fold problem with believers who ascribe to the infant baptism position. Paedobaptists tend to Christianize the Old Testament and Judaize the New Testament. Paedobaptists never consistently practice the same kind of “household baptism” they claim that is found in the New Testament. Below are some passages that explain why that the New Covenant consists of only Elect believers. Jeremiah 31:31-34 “‘The time is coming,’ declares the LORD, ‘when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant , though I was a husband to them,’ declares the LORD. ‘This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they wi...