My understanding of baptism is that it's an outward display of the work that God has done inwardly. Therefore, from that standpoint, an infant isn't in NEED of baptism because they haven't had any work done inwardly.
It seems that Stephanie is coming from a Roman Catholic view, which is different from a "Protestant" view. For us, we "dedicated" our child to God and promised to raise him as a Christian. However, we believe that the child has to realize they have sinned, are in need of a Savior, and then are baptized for the remission of their sins. |