Those who do actually professe repentance towards God, faith in, and obedience, to our Lord Jesus, are the only proper subjects of this ordinance.a
a. Mark 16:16; Acts 8:36–37
Mark 16:16
16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
16:16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
Acts 8:36–37
8:36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? 8:37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
8:36 As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, "Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?"
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Changes from Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 28.4
Not only Those that who do actually professe repentance towards God, faith in, and obedience, unto Christ, but also the Infants of one, or both believing Parents, are be Baptized.to our Lord Jesus, are the only proper subjects of this ordinance.
Not only those that do actually profess faith in, and obedience unto Christ, but also the Infants of one, or both believing Parents, are to be Baptized.
Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (first printing) (1677), Paragraph 29.2
Those who do actually professe repentance towards God, faith in, and obedience, to our Lord Jesus, are the only proper subjects of this ordinance.
Changes in Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689), Paragraph 29.2
Is the Sacrament of Baptism with Water by Christs appointment, to be continued in his Church to the end of the World? Yes. Is dipping of the person (to be baptised) into Water…
