Q. 95. To whom is Baptism to be administered?
Question. To whom is Baptism to be administered?
Answer. Baptism is not to be administered to any that are out of the visible church, till they profess their faith in Christ, and obedience to him; but the infants of such as are members of the visible church are to be baptized.
Proofs.
- [a] Acts. 2:41; 8:12, 36, 38; 18:8
- [b] Gen. 17:7, 9-11; Acts 2:38-39; 16:32-33; Col. 2:11-12
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Citation: Westminster Shorter Catechism Q. 95, Wikisource digital text.
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Scripture refs: ACT.16.32-ACT.16.33, ACT.2.38-ACT.2.39, ACT.2.41, COL.2.11-COL.2.12, GEN.17.7, GEN.17.9-GEN.17.11
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