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Question: I was not aware until recently that, like Lutherans, those who claim to be of “Reformed” faith...practice infant baptism. Do they believe that baptism saves the infant? They say it is like circumcision for Jews. Is this biblical?

September 1, 2002

Question : I was not aware until recently that, like Lutherans, those who claim to be of “Reformed” faith, such as Presbyterians, practice infant baptism. Do they believe that baptism saves the infant? They say it is like circumcision for Jews. Is this biblical? Response : Luther and Calvin had...Read more

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