About this episode
Time Stamp Map 0:00 - Introduction 1. 1:11 About BibleThinker 2. 2:46 What is baptism, what does it do, and what does it declare? 3. 5:23 Is baptism purely a symbol, or is there something spiritual that happens when a person is baptized? Does baptism affect salvation? 4. 6:35 When a person makes a profession of faith, should they be baptized right away, or should there be a waiting period for their leaders to observe their conduct before allowing them to be baptized? 5. 8:02 Is pedo-baptism (infant baptism) biblical? And is it biblical to draw a parallel between circumcision and baptism? 6. 13:51 When studying Scripture, what is the difference between a descriptive text and a prescriptive text? 7. 14:55 Time stamp #5 continued (circumcision vs. baptism) 8. 16:09 What does the New Testament say is the parallel we should draw from the Old Testament practice of circumcision? 9. 18:14 What passages of Scripture do pedo-baptists refer to in support of their belief? 10. 24:22 What is the difference between infant baptism and infant dedication? 11. 26:00 Even though baptism isn't salvific, is there any harm in baptizing infants just as a blessing? And do some people believe infants can, in fact, have saving faith already? How can we respond to that claim? 12. 30:53 What happens to infants when they die? Are baptized infants more likely to go to Heaven? 13. 32:11 Refuting the most powerful argument commonly used to defend infant baptism 14. 44:59 Should believers now who were baptized as an infant be re-baptized after truly coming to saving faith in Christ? 15. 49:10 Is it correct to baptize "in the name of Jesus," or "in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit"? And should a person be re-baptized if a different formula was used during their baptism? 16. 53:56 Who can baptize people? 17. 59:00 Closing thoughts I did this interview 3 years ago on The Remnant Radio program. Here's a link to their channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC31RZ-b3D1w452JLuzLVl4Q