Adult Baptism as a Biblical Choice

In the church attended as a child, the baptism of babies was quite an event. In the sense that: finally something was happening in church. The fact that the service then also lasted longer was taken for granted. All those neatly dressed parents with a baby in a long white christening gown, that was wonderful. The babies, that is. The whole thing was a solemn occasion, which was watched with reverence. The atmosphere was, as always, heavy and laden. Any sense of cheerfulness or joy was unknown in church.

Infant baptism, or as it would now be called: sprinkling, was simply part of it. It was just done; no one thought about it. Whether, as parents, there was even a desire to do it did not matter. As parents another promise had to be made, one that was known in advance could not be kept. By now there is a bit more knowledge of the Bible, and it is now clear that infant baptism is not biblical. Does that make the hairs on the back of the neck stand up? Keep on reading.