1689 29.2
1689 London Baptist Confession
29.2. Of Baptism
Those who do actually professe repentance towards God, faith in, and obedience, to our Lord Jesus, are the only proper subjects of this ordinance.
Proof texts
- Mark 16:16 — [16] Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
- Acts 8:36, 37 — [36] And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?”
- Acts 2:41 — [41] So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
- Acts 8:12 — [12] But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
- Acts 18:8 — [8] Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.
For discussion
- The Assembly cited Mark 16:16 in support of this answer. Read it in context — how does it bear on what is claimed here?
- 5 passages are cited here. Which does the most work, and is anything claimed that the proofs do not obviously carry?
- WSC Q88 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?
- WLC Q149 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?
Read alongside
WSC Q88 · WLC Q149 · WCF 27.1 · HC Q65 · BC 8.1 · BC 8.2 · BC 8.3 · SD 28.1