Lord’s Day 27
Q74. Should infants also be baptized?
Yes. Infants as well as adults are in God's covenant and are his people. They, no less than adults, are promised the forgiveness of sin through Christ's blood and the Holy Spirit who produces faith. Therefore, by baptism, the mark of the covenant, infants should be received into the Christian church and should be distinguished from the children of unbelievers. This was done in the Old Testament by circumcision, which was replaced in the New Testament by baptism.
Scripture Proofs — King James Version
Genesis 17:7
Matthew 19:14
Psalm 22:10
Isaiah 44:1–3
Acts 2:38–39
“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.”
Acts 16:31
Acts 10:47
Genesis 17:9–14
Colossians 2:11–13