The practice of baptizing infants is rooted in the biblical teaching that baptism is a symbol of faith and repentance. In Acts 2:38, Peter commands believers to be baptized for the forgiveness of sins, and in 1 Peter 3:21, baptism is described as an appeal to God for a clear conscience. The Great Commission in Matthew 28:19 and Mark 16:16 emphasizes baptizing all nations, while Acts 16:33 records the baptism of an entire household, suggesting that children were included in this sacrament. As a result, many Christian traditions have understood baptism as a sacrament that can be applied to infants.
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Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized.