Did The Early Church Baptize Babies?

[@Broder_Josef]

The quotes from Polycarp, Justin Martyr and Ireaneus does not say they believed in infant baptism it is eisegesis. Many pentacostals can say, they have been Christian whole life aswell even though they got baptized when they were 12. If you read Justin Martyr in everything he said. He speaks very clearly on baptism. And everything he says on the topic is a baptism based upon faith and repentence. A fasting a teaching before being born again in the water.

[@ReformedDeluge]

polycarp lived 86years so your first argument is invalid. Yea & when Cyril speaks to catechumens he says the same thing as Justin, that's because he's addressing adults. Justin is talking to a adult Jew and clearly argues covenantally, which would be saying a lot to Trypho. When he would have heard Justin say baptism is the new circumcision he would know it applies to his children as well since there's nothing about the sign changing in regards to who it's administered to

[@Ben_G_Biegler]

Where is this info from?

[@BabuDanielGill]

Great job

[@RubySlippers1100]

What sin has a baby committed?? How can a baby repent? The baby has no knowledge of sin. This is a man made tradition and not in Scripture. If I was baptized as a baby, that didn't save me. I need to repent and I have been baptized as an adult. Repentance is a daily thing.

[@bigtobacco1098]

Screen that says you must repent THEN be baptized ??? Not AND

[@Tanjaicholan]

Read Romans 5 to understand the sin nature.

[@JayTamayo-k3s]

You look at baptism only for sinners when Jesus was sinless yet receive baptism. Your church has no authority to baptise or do anything at all because it is NOT of Christ. Only the Catholic Church has the authority to do Sacraments. Why? Because this is the TRUE CHURCH HE FOUNDED.

[@Pelovchaneca]

​@@JayTamayo-k3sEvery can baptize but it must be with the right form and matter

[@Pelovchaneca]

​@@JayTamayo-k3sThe other Apostolic Churches (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Assyrian Church of the East) also have valid sacraments