Infant baptism[1][2] is the practice of baptizing infants or young children. Infant baptism is also called christening by some Christian traditions. Most Christians belong to denominations that practice infant baptism. Branches of Christianity that practice infant baptism include Catholicism, [3] Eastern Orthodoxy, [4] and Oriental Orthodoxy. [5] .

2024年3月2日 · Baby baptism, also known as infant baptism, holds significant importance in many Christian traditions. It is a sacrament that symbolizes the cleansing of original sin and the initiation of the child into the Christian faith.

2023年7月31日 · Babies are oblivious to the spiritual significance of water baptism. Credobaptists insist that baptism, being an act that follows salvation, should only be performed on those who have chosen to believe in and follow Christ.

2024年1月25日 · Christening is a type of baptism that is traditional in the Catholic or Anglican Church. Commonly, baptizing babies and young children includes an ordered ceremony, and frequently, the child is christened with a new Christian name in a gathering of family and friends.

2025年1月2日 · Where Is Infant Baptism in the Bible? If you have the Faith, then wonder no longer. Baptize him! The Catechism of the Catholic Church gives us the most important reasons why we must baptize infants:

2022年1月10日 · Infant baptism, i.e., the baptism of believers’ little children, is not only rooted in Scripture but was the practice of the Church in the first four centuries after the ascension of Jesus.

Since only an adult or older child can be converted, baptism is inappropriate for infants or for children who have not yet reached the age of reason (generally considered to be age seven). Most Fundamentalists say that during the years before they reach the age of reason infants and young children are automatically saved.

2025年1月22日 · To baptize the infant or not to baptize the infant? The answer to the question of infant baptism could depend on your denominational position, along with your interpretation of the Bible. Like many other issues that arise in the church, infant baptism is one on which all denominations don’t agree.

2018年7月9日 · Christening is known as a form of baptism, common in the Catholic or Anglican Church. Typically baptizing infants and small children, it involves a lengthy ceremony and often, the child is given...

2001年1月1日 · As early as A.D. 400 Augustine appeals to the universal practice of infant baptism as proof that the church saw infants born with the stain of original sin. We find explicit mention of infant baptism as early as Tertullian around A.D. 220. Tertullian mentions the practice in conjunction with sponsors who would aid in the child’s spiritual training.