Conclusions
on Baptism
by Chad Shaffer and
Mike Stine
Intro
Infant Baptism
Believer's
Baptism
Three Modes of Baptism
Our
Conclusions
In our research we have discovered a lot of
the attitudes which the early church fathers recorded. We also come from very different backgrounds as far as
baptism is concerned. Mike
was baptized as an infant (although it was pretty much a
dedication) and was later triunally immersed as a believer. His church is open to all forms of baptism.
Chad comes from an Anabaptist and was immersed once. Neither of us find anything contra scripture with any
method of baptism. We
neither hold to infant baptism as a necessary thing. We find scripture to be very permissive on baptism but we
hold it to be a commandment that is to be observed by believers. This is NOT a requirement for salvation however.
Finally, baptism is a matter of the heart as so many things
are in the Christian life. In
baptism we associate ourselves with Christ and make a public
statement that we are his followers. This is truly what baptism is about and it matters not what
form it takes.
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