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An Excerpt from
the Author?s Preface
"As a former Presbyterian minister, I baptized two of my infants. I
was sincere. It was meaningful. I believed that paedobaptism was biblical.
However, I was sincerely and biblically wrong.
Now, I am convinced that the baptism authorized by the Bible is the
baptism of disciples. In fact, I believe the Bible authorizes the baptism of
disciples alone. This position may also be called credobaptism, from the Latin
verb credo, meaning believe or trust. Other designations are believer?s baptism,
confessor?s baptism, or professor?s baptism, all synonyms describing the baptism
of disciples alone. Hoping to be gracious toward my paedobaptist friends and
mentors, the purpose of this book is to prove that the Bible authorizes only
disciple?s baptism. This book is also written, however, to help parents, pastors
and laymen better understand the Baptist position for credobaptism versus
paedobaptism so they can decide which local church to join and serve in".
?Fred
Malone
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