The book Believer's Baptism: Sign of the New Covenant in Christ is a very well-written book on the topic of comparing believer's baptism and infant baptism.  As one who believes infant baptism is Scriptural, this book made me think more than any other on the subject.

I also happen to be a member of a Reformed church and Believer's Baptism makes it clear that the theology of the Reformed and Presbyterian churches (covenant theology) must be answered in order to resolve the rift between Baptists and paedo-baptists (those who  baptize infants).  Therefore the book spends considerable attention on covenant theology in it's efforts to refute it. 

The New Covenant

Perhaps the primary focus of Believer's Baptism is the position that the new covenant of Jeremiah 31 has replaced the Abrahamic covenant of the Old Testament.  In covenant theology the Abrahamic covenant is seen as the foundation for the practice of baptizing infants in New Testament times. 

For this reason, one of the main decisions readers of Believer's Baptism need to make is to determine if the book is correct in its belief that the new covenant replaced the Abrahamic covenant.  To read key excerpts in this regard, follow the link below:

The second aspect of the book that readers should consider is its claim that baptism is the sign of the new covenant.  This belief fits very well with the Baptist understanding of the New Testament.  However, when pressed, does this really fit with the Biblical facts?  For more on this, please go to:

Baptism as Sign of the New Covenant

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The Full Paper Analyzing Believer's Baptism

To download the paper covering the analysis of Believer's Baptism go to Paper on Believer's Baptism. 

More Material on Infant Baptism

A more extensive study of infant baptism is available at:

A Study of Infant Baptism

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