Baptismal Regeneration
Quotable Quotes – Spurgeon on Infant Baptism
“[W]e believe infant sprinkling to be a human and carnal invention, an addition to the Word of God, and therefore wicked and injurious. When we reflect that it is rendered into some thing worse than superstition by being accompanied with falsehood, when children are taught that in their baptism they are made the children of [...]
John MacArthur, The Water and Spirit of John 3
While studying the topic of baptism, one of the proof-texts used by paedobaptists (infant baptizers) that I came across was John 3:5.1 The verse reads, “Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.” (ESV) I have come across a [...]
Jonathan Sarfati, Is Baptism Necessary For Salvation?
Is baptism necessary for salvation? Apologist Dr. Jonathan Sarfati answers: “In common with Protestant orthodoxy down through the ages, we maintain that baptism is what saved people do, not what people do to be saved. “Paul tells us that we are saved by believing the Gospel (1 Cor. 15:1–4), but previously told his hearers, “Christ [...]
