Believer's Baptism For Children

Believer's Baptism For Children looks at preparing young believers for water baptism.

Believer's Baptism For Children

Believer's Baptism For Children is one way to prepare a child for water baptism. It is important for the child to understand that water baptism does not save you.

Water baptism is a specific and tangible way to express our love and obedience to God. Water baptism is an outward sign of an inward experience.

You can generally explain Believer's Baptism in two specific words - believe and be baptized.

Believer's Baptism is a response to the ABC's of faith in Jesus Christ. It is paramount that the child understand what it means to have faith (believe) in Jesus Christ before the child is baptized.

ABC's of Faith in Jesus Christ

A = admit that you are a sinner (Romans 3:23)

B = believe that Jesus died for your sin (Romans 5:8)

C = call upon the anme of Jesus and you will be saved (Romans 10:9)

When a child comes to faith in Jesus Christ, he or she is a believer and therefore needs to consider believer's baptism.

Believer's Baptism by Immersion

The Early Church practiced believer's baptism by immersion and the New Testament teaches believer's baptism by immersion.

It seems believer's baptism is better explained by immersion.

The English word for baptism originates from the Greek word baptizo which infers "to dip under" or "immerse".

Also, the Early Church practiced believer's baptism by immersion. Jesus' baptism implies immersion. See Mark 1:8-9. The many who were baptized in John 3:23 and also the many in Acts 8:38.