Bible Study Version

The Bible Study Version is written in a traditional format.  It contains the main point for and against infant baptism and for and against believer's baptism. 

INFANT BAPTISM VS. BELIEVER'S BAPTISM

BIBLE STUDY FORMAT

REV. A

DECEMBER 27, 1998

CONTENTS

PURPOSE OF THE BIBLE STUDY FORMAT (Page 5)

FOR INFANT BAPTISM (Page 6)

LESSON 1. THE NATURE OF THE ABRAHAMIC COVENANT (Page 6)
            QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION (Page 8)

LESSON 2.     BAPTISM REPLACES CIRCUMCISION (Page 9)
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION (Page 12)

LESSON 3.     COLOSSIANS 2 AND A CONCLUSION OF THE PAEDO-BAPTIST MATERIAL (Page 14)
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION (Page 16)

AGAINST INFANT BAPTISM (Page 17)

LESSON 4.     OBJECTIONS TO INFANT BAPTISM (Page 17)

            OBJECTION #1: GENERAL COMPARISON - OLD TESTAMENT AND NEW TESTAMENT (Page 17)
PAEDO-BAPTIST RESPONSE (Page 17)

            OBJECTION #2: BELIEVERS CAN NOT BE MEMBERS OF THE ABRAHAMIC COVENANT (Page 18)
PAEDO-BAPTIST RESPONSE (Page 19)

            OBJECTION #3: BAPTISM IS NOT THE SEAL OF THE NEW COVENANT (Page 19)
PAEDO-BAPTIST RESPONSE (Page 20)

            OBJECTION #4: THE OLD TESTAMENT CONSISTED OF THE LETTER, THE NEW TESTAMENT HAS THE SPIRIT (Page 20)
PAEDO-BAPTIST RESPONSE (Page 22)

            OBJECTION #5: CONCERNING THE TRANSITION FROM CIRCUMCISION TO BAPTISM (Page 23)
PAEDO-BAPTIST RESPONSE (Page 23)

            QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION (Page 24)

FOR BELIEVER'S BAPTISM (Page 25)

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