Marysecretary wrote:
“If baptism is meant to lead people to Christ, why doesn’t it? I know way too many, including my own relatives, who have NO interest in Christ and they were baptized as infants. No, God draws people to Himself. Baptism is only effective AFTER you have come to Christ.”
Yes, and I know way too many people who were baptized after profession of faith, sometimes more than once, and they are woefully ignorant of the Christian faith to the point that they really don’t know what they believe or even don’t believe anymore. And what does that prove? Nothing, the same as your observation.
God draws people to Himself. Well, yes, of course, the Scriptures say that very clearly, e.g., John 6:44.
Let me ask you a question. How does one “come to Christ”?
I suppose people come to Christ for different reasons and in different ways. I do believe God does the drawing of that person through various circumstances where you realize your life isn’t what it should be and you know you need Him. We’re also drawn to Him through the Word. It’s all God’s doing. It’s up to us to respond.