Yes, infant baptism has its roots in church tradition, but that does not mean it is a new or unbiblical idea. Infant baptism does have scriptural basis. It did not mean that they were automatically going to be faithful followers, but it did mean that God was reaching out to them in a relationship with them.Ģ.
In the Old Testament, the Israelites were circumcised as a sign of the covenant between them in God. While some churches believe that baptism of infants is a rite of salvation, we believe that salvation comes through profession of faith in Jesus (Romans 10:9-10). We do not believe or teach that infant baptism “saves” a child. The word is not found in the Apocalypse.Infant Baptism in the United Methodist Churchġ. 2 c.)) Luke 19:9 Acts 7:10 Acts 10:2 Acts 11:14 Acts 16:31 Acts 18:8 1 Corinthians 1:16 1 Timothy 3:4 1 Timothy 5:4 2 Timothy 1:16 2 Timothy 4:19 Hebrews 11:7 plural, 1 Timothy 3:12 Titus 1:11 (so also Genesis 7:1 Genesis 47:12, and often in Greek authors) metaphorically, and in a theocratic sense ὁ οἶκος τοῦ Θεοῦ, the family of God, of the Christian church, 1 Timothy 3:15 1 Peter 4:17 of the church of the Old and New Testament, Hebrews 3:2, 5f ( Numbers 12:7).ģ. by metonymy, the inmates of a house, all the persons forming one family, a household: Luke 10:5 Luke 11:17 (al: refer this to 1, and take ἐπί either locally (see ἐπί, C.
universally, the place where one has fixed his residence, one's settled abode, domicile: οἶκος ὑμῶν, of the city of Jerusalem, Matthew 23:38 Luke 13:35.Ģ. any dwelling-place: of the human body as the abode of demons that possess it, Matthew 12:44 Luke 11:24 (used in Greek authors also of tents and huts, and later, of the nests, stalls, lairs, of animals). Luke 11:51 Acts 7:47, 49 of the heavenly sanctuary, Hebrews 10:21 ( οἶκος ἅγιος Θεοῦ, of heaven, Deuteronomy 26:15 Baruch 2:16) a body of Christians (a church), as pervaded by the Spirit and power of God, is called οἶκος πνευματικός, 1 Peter 2:5.Ĭ. in numberless places for בַּיִת, also for הֵיכַל, a palace, אֹהֶל, a tent, etc. Latin vicus, English ending -wich Curtius, § 95), from Homer down the Sept.
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