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17:12 eight days old.
Such infant circumcision points to God’s inclusion of His people in the covenant promise even at a tender age.
It also anticipated when circumcision would end and Baptism would become the sign of the new covenant (Col 2:11–12).
God finished the work of the original creation on the sixth day, and on the seventh He rested.
The eighth day represented a new beginning.
Christ finished the work of the new creation by redeeming us with His blood on the sixth day, Good Friday.
On the Sabbath, He rested in the tomb.
On Easter Sunday, Christ arose, starting the new creation on what may be referred to as the “eighth day.”
See Book of Concord references to baptism
Baptized into Christ
The following chart lists concerns some Christians voice about baptizing infants or children.
It also lists passages from Romans and other parts of Scripture that address these concerns.
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Romans
Children are not accountable for sin until they reach the “age of accountability.”
“The wages of sin is death” (6:23).
The fact that children die shows that they are subject to sin just like adults.
The Bible never mentions an age of accountability.
Instead, it teaches that “the whole world [is] held accountable to God” (3:19).
Cf Ps 51:5; Eph 2:3.
The Bible never explicitly commands that infants should be baptized.
The Bible never sets an age limit for Baptism or salvation.
It teaches that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (3:23).
All people from birth need the new life God offers in Christ.
Rm 6:3 states that “all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus” receive the benefits of His death and life.
Cf Mt 19:14; 28:19–20 (note the “all”).
Mt 18:6 teaches that little ones can receive the blessing of faith.
Ac 2:38–39 explicitly includes children among those who inherit God’s promised gift of the Holy Spirit (cf Lk 1:15).
A child must first understand and make a personal commitment before Baptism.
Paul warns that the sinful mind is hostile to God.
It does not and cannot submit to God’s Law (8:7).
This is true of children and adults.
We are born enemies of God and slaves to sin.
But in Baptism, “our old self was crucified with Him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin” (6:6).
Cf Gal 3:26–27; 4:3–7.
Baptism only symbolizes the washing away of sin.
Paul does not describe Baptism as a mere symbol.
It is a spiritual death to sin.
It produces new life that leads to eternal life (6:3–5).
Cf Lk 3:3; Jn 3:5; Ti 3:5–7; 1Pt 3:21–22.
Children will grow in understanding of what God has done for them in their Baptism, just as they grow to appreciate their physical conception and birth.
They will learn what it means to live a new life as a child of God.
But Baptism is the beginning of that life in Christ.
See p 1369.
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