Pedobaptists, please explain your theology to me, as in my study I disagree but am open to learn.
While I respect the pedobaptist position, I believe baptism furthers Gods gift of salvation, all biblical evidence points towards faith preceding baptism, than while baptism is, not merely a result of, but a necessary part of the normal operation of salvation (God can and does work outside this framework) but it appears baptism flows out of the initial moment of faith, joining one to the physical body of Christ, and in a way joining one’s self to the mystical body of Christ, as it joins one’s self to the sacrament of holy communion. I believe the term salvation can apply to anything between God’s decree of election through ultimate glorification, and one comes into an understanding of there calling at faith, is joined to the church on earth at baptism and is joined to the saints in heaven at glorification (thus we are saved, are being saved, and will be saved)
I think applying it to non believing infants would upset the order of salvation and make baptisms roll in salvation confusing at best.
I very well may be wrong about this, my current view doesn’t properly align with any existing creed, I was raised in a more fundamentalist reformed Baptist church that is still memorialist and believes baptism is not a means of grace. so I don’t know how much my childhood teaching effects my theology, but at the moment I cannot get behind a application of the means of grace of baptism to a non believer.
My current position is what I believe explains all available scriptures without contradiction, as I believe infant baptismal regeneration on one side is to focused on the administration of the sacrament to salvation (even to one who doesn’t believe) but I believe it simply being a outward sign and completely separate from spiritual baptism separates two inseparable things (for we have one lord, one faith, one baptism) making something that is biblically united separate.
I hope this made sense my brain is foggy today because of some insomnia lol so I may have made incoherent ramblings
Posted Apr 9, 2026, 7:52 PM UTC