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The Christian church confesses “one baptism.” But the church’s answers to how, whom and when to baptize, and even what it means or does, are famously varied. This book provides a forum for thoughtful proponents of three principal evangelical views to state their case, respond to the others, and then provide a summary response and statement. Sinclair Ferguson sets out the case for infant baptism,...

God” in place of the ESV’s “appeal to God for a good conscience.” Most commentators favor “appeal” over “pledge.”22 In either case the one being baptized is taking some action toward God. Such action rules out infant baptism. As Schreiner comments: what is said here does not fit with infant baptism, for infants cannot appeal to God for a good conscience or pledge to maintain a good conscience before God. Peter exalts the work of Christ in saving his people, but that work produces an effect in the
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