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Diversity in Baptism
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- 1THE CASE FOR INFANT BAPTISM1. Most Christian denominations regard the practice of baptising infants as a traditional custom
2. It means to remove sin
3. 'even babies, who are yet unable to commit any sin personally, are truly baptised for the forgiveness of sins, for the purpose of cleansing by rebirth what they have received by birth' - 2NEW TESTAMENT SUPPORT FOR THE PRACTISE1. John 3:5, Jesus tells Nicodemus: "no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and spirit'
2. Luke 18:15: "let the little children come to me and do not stop them"
3. Acts 2:38-39: "be baptised, every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so your sins can be forgiven" - 3THE CASE FOR INFANT BAPTISM1. Infant baptism was uniformly practised in the early church, and was supported by all the church fathers e. Irenaeus and Augustine
- 4AUGUSTINE ON INFANT BAPTISM1. He maintained that it was something the universal church had 'always held'
2. He believed that baptised infants, who are not yet able to imitate Christ, are 'ingrafted' into his body - Christ gives to believers the grace of his spirit, 'which he secretly infuses even into infants' - 5AUGUSTINE ON INFANT BAPTISM1. Even though infants are not able to profess personal faith, it does not prevent the church from baptising them
2. 'When children are to be given spiritual grace, it is done by the whole of Mother Church'
3. Infants who are baptised, believe not on their own account but 'through the Church's faith communicated to them' - 6AUGUSTINE ON BAPTISM1. He believes baptism is a sacrament - imparting spiritual grace
2. North African Christians asserted that 'without baptism and participation at the table of our Lord, it is impossible for anyone to attain either to the kingdom of God or to salvation and eternal life'
3. 'Sacrament of regeneration' - 7THE COUNCIL OF MILEUM II1. Endorsed Augustine's teaching
2. Quoting Paul in Romans 5:12, the council asserted that "on account of this rule of faith, even infants, who in themselves thus far have not been able to commit any sin, are therefore truly baptised unto the remission of sins - 8HULDRYCH ZWINGLI1. Differed only from Augustine in that he regarded baptism not as the means of regeneration but as its sign and seal
Baptism he wrote, 'Cannot contribute in any way to the washing of sins'
3. Baptism seals the remission of sin by the blood of Christ, and our incorporation in Christ by faith, produced by the Holy Spirit - 9HULDRYCH ZWINGLI1. The divine promise is guarenteed to young children on he basis of their parents' pledge to bring them up in the Christian faith
2. Divinely instituted, and efficacious to aid and strengthen faith and to confer spiritual blessing
3. It is a sign of belonging to a new covenant
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- AS level Religious Studies (Diversity in Baptism) Karteikarten am Diversity in Baptism, erstellt von phoebe mahoney am 17/04/2018.
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