Is Christian infant baptism viable?

I was baptized in the name of Jesus Christ as a baby infant I had no idea & could not repent or have faith & belief in the lord.My parents were catholic & the priest baptize me Today I am a non-denominational Christian.I know that the Catholics the protestants & the orthodox church baptizes infants but the Holy Bible says that you must have repentance of sin & believe in order to be saved.I became born again after reading the Bible but felt that I had to be rebaptized to receive the Lords holy spirit.the apostles told the multitude that they had to repent & have faith as a requirement to be baptized & to receive the holy ghost.The bible makes it very clear.Different denominations hold different doctrines on baptizing children but I feel you should be old enough to make a decision for Christ & not be indoctrinated into a certain church by a minister pastor evangelist priest or reverend.The new testament books of the Bible Matthew Mark Luke John Acts Romans corinthians galatians ephesians philippians colossians thessalonians timothy titus philemon hebrews james peter john jude and the revelation http://www.youtube.com/theprolifeguy

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[theprolifeguy]

It understates your analogy...A blessing is not a baptism...in your comment you said you support infant & believers baptism...But there is only one baptism....The one where the requirements are to have repentence & faith...Infants can't do that

[OneFaithMinistries]

One of the things that I see as a case for Infant Baptism is when Mary and Joseph took Jesus to the temple to be blessed. This is what Christian parents to with their children. Infant Baptism is the parents promising to raise their child in the Lord, for the church to help them raise that child in the Lord, and to ask God's Blessing upon this child. I support both Infant and Believers Baptism.

[theprolifeguy]

@OneFaithMinistries Blessed....Yes

[theprolifeguy]

@OneFaithMinistries Even to Jesus there is a difference between a blessing & a baptism as he still felt the need to be baptized by John the Baptist...

[mttvndrr]

A question beyond infant baptism, which I do believe is a justified and biblical practice.However, my question is if your opinion is that babies do not go to heaven after premature death. Belief in Jesus is required to get to heaven for he is the only way to get into heaven. Since babies cannot believe, they cannot be saved and therefore cannot go to heaven. This argument, and correct me if I am wrong, would follow this logical structure. What are your thoughts on this? Thanks!

[theprolifeguy]

@mttvndrr If a baby dies on the first day of birth,is God going to punish it?..I realize that some denominations espouse the "Original Sin" doctrine but I don't believe it...Its become a way to secure infant baptisms....By the way,how much does your church charge for a baptism?....There is one around here that charges over 500.00....I can see why they would want to baptize babies

[Link0126]

Origen (circa 244AD): "The Church received from the Apostles the practice of baptizing even infants"

Also, I think it's funny you will accept baptizism from any random Christian but deem it unworthy when it comes from someone with apostolic succession.

[InstrumentofGod360]

Can you show me where I can be baptized? I'm in Jamaica, NewYork

[InstrumentofGod360]

The sprinkling of water is an election according to 1peter

[InstrumentofGod360]

I agree, see the word says we, MUST be baptized, so it is necential for salvation.

[medusa210562]

@Link0126 Do young people worship Michael Jackson? They would say no. They don't rationally decide to worship Michael Jackson. But whatever we elevate about ourselves we worship. Anything that was created or anyone that was created if we elevate it we worship. Ask yourself a simple question would you like me to kneel to you? In revelation John kneels to an angle and the angle says get up I am a servant like you.( or something lie that) and in acts Peter stops someone from kneeling to him.

[Link0126]

@medusa210562 Yes, the Catholic Church has clear apostolic succession as can be historically verified. They don't however worship Mary. They are 3 ways that the commandments have been numbered throughout history. We are told there are 10 but in the text we aren't given any actual way to group them, we have to do that ourselves. The Catholic Church has always used the format laid out by Augustine which combines your 2nd and 1st into one. Judaism does the same thing.

[medusa210562]

@Link0126 I don't care that the "fathers" say. the bible doeesn't ask me to do anything about the sin I was conceived in. Even Jesus says something about "they no sin because they don't know" There is an original sin. But I only have to confess my actual sin.

[medusa210562]

@Link0126 You mean to say the church that worships Mary,and took the second commandment way (exodus 20 4 to 6) and practiced indulgences to raise money. That made husband and wises feel guilty for having sex. That told Castrati they cannot marry, but still made them sing in their churches. That burned witches. That has members practicing self flagellation. That prescribes a certain ammount of prayers according to the severity of sins for penance. Is the church with apostolic succession?

[sweetsweatyfeet]

Not only is it not viable, infant baptism is utterly meaningless. Religious rituals performed on someone not of their own will or by their own decision is utterly meaningless. I was baptized as a baby but now I'm an atheist. The only thing of significance to me (as related by my mother) was that I shit my diaper as it was being performed.

[rmp1517]

@theprolifeguy, so you are saying faith is not miraculous, infants do not have the capacity to believe, I invite you to site a text that supports this rational position. If belief is miraculous as scripture teaches, why can infants not also participate in this miracle? your argument is base in reason not scripture, and since reason is your guide how can you logically exclude children from households that were baptized in scripture, and on what basis do you exclude anyone from all nations

[pinkflyingcow55]

I agree 110%! My fiance wants our 10 month old son baptized because he fears he won't be accepted into heaven if something should happen. I told him EXACTLY what you have said here in this video. Thank you.

I also agree about the denomination. I was raised baptist (but never baptized) and I will be bringing our son up the same way.