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I am a credobaptist and was baptized a couple of years ago. But if I one day found that scripture teaches paedobaptism and I sought fellowship and membership in a church body that taught paedobaptism, should I be baptized again? Do different reformed churches teach differently on this? I'm not changing my views right now, but I always wanted to know. Thanks!
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12-24-2007, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by danmpem  I am a credobaptist and was baptized a couple of years ago. But if I one day found that scripture teaches paedobaptism and I sought fellowship and membership in a church body that taught paedobaptism, should I be baptized again? Do different reformed churches teach differently on this? I'm not changing my views right now, but I always wanted to know. Thanks! | No, you would not have to be re-baptized. Presbyterians and other Reformed Churches practice believer's baptism, just not believers only baptism. |
12-24-2007, 09:43 PM
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Right, it just doesn't work the other way around for a paedobaptist who was baptized as an infant who desires membership in a Baptist Church.
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I was baptized credo and became paedo later in life. I didn't have to get rebaptized.
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Originally Posted by Spear Dane I was baptized credo and became paedo later in life. I didn't have to get rebaptized. |  And I am also a Presbyterian minister.
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Originally Posted by Spear Dane I was baptized credo and became paedo later in life. I didn't have to get rebaptized. |
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Wow! Thank you all so much for your help. I never thought about it the other way around.
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The Presbyterian/Reformed view of paedobaptism is based on God's covenants and ties in with Gen 17. So in a sense it matches the Jewish view of "paedo circumcision" that not only infant males were circumcised, but also converts who were uncircumcised adults. The only changes are the mode of the sign and extending it to both sexes.
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