The Baptism of Covenant Children in the Old & New Testament

Introduction

“It is not in the Bible. There's not an incident of it, there's not a mandate, there's not a call for it, there's not a description of it. It doesn't appear.”

I. The Baptism of Children in the Old Testament

A. The prophecy of Joel (Joel 2:28-32; Acts 1:4; 2:16-18)

B. The crossing of the Red Sea (1 Cor. 10:2; Ex. 12:37; 14:1-31)

C. The ritual cleansings of the Covenant Community (Heb. 9:10, 18-20; Ex. 24; Duet. 31:11-12)

D. The flood of Noah (1 Pet. 3:20-21; 2 Pet. 2:2-5; Heb. 11:7; Gen. 6:18)

II. The Baptism of Children in the New Testament

A. Household Baptisms (1 Cor. 1:15; Acts 16:15, 30-34; 1 Tim. 3:4; etc.)

B. Children Being Said to Have Been Baptized (Eph. 2:19; Col. 2:11-12)

Conclusion