What!!??!!
The Scriptures do NOT forbid it!
Explicitly...
“Your tradition notwithstanding, where in the scriptures is baptism of little ones explicitly forbidden ?”
Ah, back to an argument from silence. Can’t find a basis for a teaching? Make it up and pretend it’s sanctioned.
The Scriptures teach believers to be baptized. They never teach non-believers (including infants) be baptized. By claiming infant baptism, you are adding to the teaching of believers baptism.
Under the theory of “the Scriptures don’t explicitly forbid it” you may consider adding some other key doctrines, like...
Baptizing dogs, cats and hamsters. Scripture doesn’t forbid it.
I would caution you about baptizing cats thought. From experience, I can tell you they are not Christians and they do not appreciate immersion.
Your tradition teaches "believers' baptism." What saith the scripture ? John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.
Mark, Catholic chapter one, Protestant verse four,
Mark, Catholic chapter eleven, Protestant verse thirty,
as authorized, but not authored, by King James,
boldness mine
My dogs don't like swimming in the Davao Gulf either, but they just swim to shore and shake it off, and get over it. I don't think my dogs are Christians either.
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I would caution you about baptizing cats thought. From experience, I can tell you they are not Christians and they do not appreciate immersion. Caths cults and atheists (in charging God) much rely on the specious hermeneutic that if it is not forbidden then it much be sanctioned. As for cat-olics, i once gave our cat a bath and i never heard those demonic-sounding howls cats can make.
What!!??!!
The Scriptures do NOT forbid it!
Explicitly...
