That was a development among some that was not accepted by all, or even most, but was debated with no consensus of agreement.
Infants of believing households were always welcomed into the covenant by baptism as a sign and seal of God's grace. That is a FAR CRY from the blasphemous position of the RCC which says the sprinkling of holy water cleanses a baby of original sin and gives them free passage into the family of God by virtue of the sacrament. Baptismal regeneration is a lie.
Rome has shown that it can take most anything and turn it into idol worship.
That was a development among some that was not accepted by all, or even most, but was debated with no consensus of agreement.
Infants of believing households were always welcomed into the covenant by baptism as a sign and seal of God's grace.
Indeed, infants, as were entire households were welcomed into the New Covenant from the very beginning, and is recorded in Acts as you well know. That is a FAR CRY from the blasphemous position of the RCC which says the sprinkling of holy water cleanses a baby of original sin and gives them free passage into the family of God by virtue of the sacrament. Baptismal regeneration is a lie.
There is no evidence whatsoever for the concept of baptismal regeneration washing away original sin in infants in the first several centuries of the Church. As much as I admire and love Augustine, his views, which he always stated as personal opinion, on infant baptism washing away the stain of original sin were a much later development and was not accepted by all, nor at that time was there a consensus on the matter.
Rome has shown that it can take most anything and turn it into idol worship.
Jesus, Paul, Peter and John all warned us of the heresies brought in by Rome:
2 Peter 2:1
But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.