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Originally Posted by JBaldwin  While discussing this topic with someone last evening, I began to think of the various views on Baptism and the result was some questions I hadn't thought about before.
I to hold to paedo baptism out of my study of the scriptures on covenant theology. I became a paedo baptist for two reasons (very simply put, I know there is more to it):
1. As I see it (of course I may be wrong) sprinkling is the correct "mode" of baptism.
2. Baptising an infant seems to fit in with covenant theology.
In recent months, I have learned that some baptise infants by immersion. Also, I believe that if someone has not been baptised after they have come to the Lord, they should seek baptism. (I say by sprinkling)
I can think of at least four (possibly 5) circumstances under which someone might be baptised:
1. Infant baptism by sprinkling
2. Infant baptism by immersion (Greek orthodox)
3. Baptism after conversion when the person was not baptised as an infant (usually sprinkling)
4. Baptism after conversion only (immersion)
5. Baptism after conversion only (sprinkling) does anyone do this?
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I believe #5 was the practice of D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, who for most of his career pastored a congregational church, Westminster Chapel. In the authorised biography, Iain Murray says the Doctor early on abandoned the practice of infant baptism. But being convinced by the arguments by Charles Hodge and B.B. Warfield for sprinkling, did not become a baptist (immersionist) either. I don't have this book anymore but from what I recall he dedicated infants and would baptize those making a profession of faith. As far as I know he only spoke out once on the issue, and it can be found in
Great Doctrines of the Bible.
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