When did you become paedobaptist/credobaptist?

[RamistThomist]

Criswell's 1973 address to the SBC kept me from becoming a liberal. He was one of the greatest pulpiteers on the 20th century.

 

[Steve Owen]

Raised in non-religious home, but baptized as infant into Church of England like 70% of population in those far-off days.
'Confirmed' at age 12 with no real idea of who Jesus was or what He came to do.
Assumed I was a Christian for the next 25 years.
Converted suddenly in Brethren Assembly, relatively late in life. Baptism was mentioned. I panicked at the thought, read up like fury and came to the conclusion that my infant 'wetting' was not true baptism, a position I have maintained to this day.
Became convinced of Calvinism by reading the Bible. Moved to Particular Baptist Church.

The position in England seems to be almost exactly opposite to that in America. The English Presbyterian Church turned largely unitarian by 1715 (despite the WCF!) and disappeared. It was revived in the 19th Century, but became liberal very quickly; it merged with the equally liberal Congregationalists in 1972 and is now the 'United Reformed Church'. United it may be, Reformed it ain't!

Today Reformed Paedobaptism is mostly confined to a few evangelical Anglican Churches, and many of those are closet Credos! The only signs of life in the English church scene are
1. Some Aussie theologians coming over from Moore College to run one of the Anglican Theological Colleges..
2. A load of new Reformed Baptist churches springing up. Most of them are pathetically small, but I suppose you have to start somewhere.
3. Many Plymouth Brethren starting to come to the Doctrines of Grace. Some of them join the Baptist churches mentioned above; others are starting to reform their own assemblies.

Grace & Peace,

Martin

 

[Puritan Sailor]

Born and raised a pentacostal credo, then became a reformed credo for a couple years, then finally a Presbyterian peado.


HAH! Thanks Chris!

[Edited on 7-14-2005 by puritansailor]

 

[Authorised]

Originally posted by pastorway
born and raised Southern Baptist, educated Southern Baptist with some Particular Baptist profs, embraced DoG while in high school, have always been credo....

So credo by birth and practice until a few years ago when I became a convinced credo. When did that happen?

well, one day I joined this thing called the Puritan Board and right after that I became ad have continued to become a MORE AND MORE CONVINCED credo.

Thanks PB. Now I am SURE about what I believe.

Phillip

[Edited on 7-7-05 by pastorway]

Hmm. I became paedobaptistic after reading your responses in the baptism threads, pastor Way.

 

[Me Died Blue]

I became paedobaptistic after reading various articles online from both sides, as well as reading Michael Horton's In the Face of God.

Originally posted by puritansailor
Born and raised a pentacostal credo, then became a reformed credo for a couple years, then finally a Presbyterian credo.

I think you mean reformed Presbyterian.

 

[SRoper]

I was baptised as an infant and raised UCC for a while. Then my mom stopped going to church. Then we started going to Parkside Church (non-denominational church) and they became followers of Christ. I didn't become a Christian until about five years ago, and was a weak credo. I was finally convinced of paedobaptism a little over a year ago.

 

[PuritanCovenanter]

I think I was baptized as an infant. The story is not so clear. I was born in a RC Hospital to unchurched parents. In my mid teens I was baptized in a NACC (Independent Christian Church... Campbellite). When I was 18 God awoke me and a couple of years later I wanted to be rebaptized because I understood salvation finally.

No one told me I needed to be rebaptized. I felt compelled. I am not as hardcore about it as it may seem. I am convinced though. Credocovenanter/Puritancovenanter
I have a love for all the Reformers and Puritans whatever side of the isle they line up on concerning this issue.

 

[Peters]

I was sprinkled by the Church of England when I was an infant. Consistently, I was therefore considered to be a Christian until I was clothed in the righteousness of Christ by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone and became a true Christian. Ever since then, the more I study the Scriptures (and non-inspired books) the more I am convinced that credobaptism is one of the many sweet consequences of a Scripture alone conviction and, like everything else, is unto the glory of God alone.

[Edited on 7-15-2005 by Peters]

 

[JonathanHunt]

Born into a reformed baptist family, baptised after my conversion at age 15.

Never challenged by paedo theology until I came across the PB.

At least I now know what I believe and why.

Iron does sharpen iron, y'know.

Still a credo.

JH