C1T4A - Baptism Flashcards
(31 cards)
Acts 2:38-39
Repent, and be baptised every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sin may be forgiven; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
the Council of Carthage 418 CE
“even babies, who are yet unable to commit any sin personally, are truly baptised for the forgiveness of their sins, for the purpose of cleansing by rebirth what they have by birth.”
Matthew 28:19
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit
John 3:5
Jesus answered ,”very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and spirit”
Acts 16:33
At the same hour of the night, he took them and he washed their wounds; then he and his entire family were baptised without delay
Luke 18:15-16
People were evn bringing infants to him that he might touch them; and when the disciples saw it, they sternly ordered them not to do it. But Jesus called for them and said,”let the littlechildren come to me, and do not stop them;for iti is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs.”
Acts 2:38-39
Peter said to them, “repent, and be baptised every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven ; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit”
1 corinthians 7:14
For the unbelieving husband is made holy through his wife , and the unbelieving wife is made holy through her husband. Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
1 corinthians 1:16
I did baptise also the household of Stephanas; beyond that I do not know whether I baptised anyone else
Romans 4:11
Abraham received the sign of circumcision as a seal of righteousness that he had by faith (faith came first the sign of his faith came second)
Acts 8:12
but when they believed philip, who was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptised, both men and women
Acts 8:35-36
Then philip began to speak, and starting with this scripture, he proclaimed to him the good news about Jesus. As they were going along the road, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, ‘ look, here is water!What is to prevent me from being baptised?’
Acts 9:18
and immediately something like scales fell from his eyes ad his sight was restored. Then he got up and was baptised
Acts 19:5-6
On hearing this, they were baptised in the name of the Lord Jesus. When paul had laid his hands on them, the holy spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied-
Acts 16:14-15
when she and her houshold were baptised, she urged me,’if you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord,come and stay at my home’
according to augustine: what happens to an infant baby who dies?
- since babies are born with original sin, if they are not baptised they will receive eternal damnation
what does baptism cleanse the recipient of according to augustine?
Removes original sin which was inherited from adam who brought sin into the world and enables christians to share in christs resurrection
what does augustine compare infant baptism to?
circumcision as both are outward seals of an inward faith
what is the main difference between zwingli and augustine on infant baptism?
for zwingli, baptism does not cause salvation, the water itself has no power to wash away sin: that power belongs to God alone. Baptism only symbolises salvation
why did zwingli object to the anabaptists?
He insisted that requiring a believers baptism for salvation is a challenge to God’s sovereignty and has no precedent in scripture
what is the point in infant baptism for zwingli?
It demonstrates christian unity , it can strengthen faith it symbolises salvation and it is a promise or oath made by the believer to God
what were the two types of sin that augustine wrote about?
original sin- inherited from adam who brought sin into the world
personal sin-resulting from our state of sinfulness
who was augustine?
he was an african bishop whose work on baptism was a response to the heresy of the donatists(insisted that clergy be morally faultless)
what did augustine say about the role of the parents in infant baptism?
- infants are presented for baptism by both the parents and the whole church
- they cannot choose christ for themselves so parents respond on the childs behalf
