These are the two sides of the baptismal coin: on one side the waters are invit­ing and on the other they are threatening. The former depicts the covenant promise of forgiveness; the latter demonstrates the covenant threat of judgment. In what follows, we will peer down the corridors of redemptive history to examine the Flood and the Red Sea — two Old Testament events which New Testament apostles use to present the waters of Christian baptism in the threatening sense.

How do you know that you are saved? The ques­tion comes up in many ways and in many settings. As you study theology, you wonder if you are really among God's elect. When suffering comes, you won­der if God is really your loving Father. When prayer is a struggle and Bible reading a chore, you wonder whether your faith is genuine. And when you hear God's law, when you think about your sin, when you fall time and again into the same sin, you wonder: "Does God love me? Are my sins forgiven? How can I know for sure?"

In this article about infant baptism, the author discusses the establishment of the covenant as an initiative from God. The author also looks at how the Gentiles became part of the new covenant.

This article looks at baptism and Christian unity. The author also discusses children in the Word of God (passages like Mark 10:14 and Matthew 18:3)

What should be said in response to arguments for re-baptism? This article explains that baptism can only happen once, since God's name can never be erased from one's forehead. Further, baptism calls for living altogether for the Lord, in true love for him.

This article looks at the arguments given for a second baptism, mainly considering the relationship between covenant baptism and faith baptism. Looking at the biblical evidence, the author concludes that infant baptism is the legitimate sign of the new covenant; hence, no need for second baptism.

This article discusses five sets of opposites seen in the debate around infant baptism or adult baptism: unity versus disunity, generations versus individuals, infants versus adults, circumcision versus baptism, and normativism versus subjectivism.

Looking at the difference positions held by credobaptists and paedobaptists, this article examines whether there is a possibility of uniting together while maintaining differences. The author concludes that "agreeing to disagree" is not the way to go. Infant baptism is a major doctrine, is intricately related to many other doctrines, and cannot be compromised.

This article traces the origin of baptism to the rituals of the Old Testament. The author encourages the baptismal mode of sprinkling rather than immersion based on the text of Hebrews 9 and other scripture passages.

This article looks at the baptismal practice of submersion in water over against the sprinkling of water. The author traces this practice through the Bible and the history or the early church, favouring submersion over sprinkling since it better expresses the meaning of baptism.

This article looks at the objections Baptists have against infant baptism. This article seeks to help in the paedobaptism debate.

This is an overview of baptism: the scriptural basis for baptism, baptism in the confessions, the administration of baptism and the time for baptism.

Baptism as a sign and seal, and how it symbolizes the washing away of sins through the union with Christ

This author changed his views on baptism after realizing three things from Scripture: Covenant continuity, covenant experience, covenant cleansing.

This article wants to show that baptism is all about God's sovereign grace. It looks at baptism as a sign of the covenant, and the relation between circumcision and baptism. Only the children of believers may be baptized.

This article is about baptism as the sign and seal of the covenant, and the promises of God to the people of God.

This article studies the circumcision in the Old Testament, the circumcision of Jesus, and what it means for the New Testament believer.

This article considers the biblical basis for the sacrament of infant baptism, giving special attention to the covenant, its continuity between the Old and New Testament, and its spanning of the generations in families. The article emphasizes also the need for a faith response to the promises of the Lord given at baptism.

Is infant baptism biblical? This article gives seven reasons why paedo-baptism is biblical. 

Sacraments are means of grace, therefore they are essential to your spiritual growth. How? This article explains how the Lord’s supper is related to your spiritual growth.

Sacraments are means of grace, therefore they are essential to your spiritual growth. How? This article explains how baptism is related to your spiritual growth. 

On the joyous occasion when a child of the congregation is baptized, the Form for the Baptism of Infants is read. Baptism is a ceremony rich in content. The parents should know about the meaning and back- ground of baptism. Moreover, the children, when they grow up, must learn why they themselves were baptized, for a sacrament is not a magical ceremony but a meaningful sign.

Is infant baptism biblical? This article looks the confessional and scriptural base for paedobaptism. It explains the implications of the covenant for infant baptism, the meaning of circumcision and its relation to infant baptism. It tackles objections raised against paedobaptism. 

What are the grounds for infant baptism? This article argues for paedobaptism from the unity of the covenant, children as members of God’s church, relationship between circumcision and baptism, household baptism and the practice of the early church.

Holy baptism was instituted in the Church by Christ to signify and seal God's promises. The word baptize means to immerse, and also signifies washing, cleansing and purifying. The sign used is water, and the act of baptism is meant to signify the washing away of sins, or the cleansing from sin. In the Old Testament, cleansing occurred by both water and blood and both sprinkling and immersion signified purification.

What should be the mode of baptism, immersion or sprinkling? The article explains that both modes of baptism are biblical. Agree? 

When last did you think about the meaning of your baptism? This is something that happens once, but with lifelong effects. In this article the author reveals the practical importance of baptism, as we face struggle with sin in many of its forms.

Does infant baptism have any value? This article explains that to understand the value of paedobaptism one must understand the relationship between baptism and the covenant of grace.

This article shows that a true understanding of the covenant will result in acknowledging children being as part of the covenant, and as a result they must also receive baptism. Infant baptism is in line with the teaching of Scripture, and to miss this is to err from the teaching of Scripture.

This article discusses whether infant baptism is scriptural. It considers the relevant New Testament passages, as well as the connection between circumcision and baptism.

Baptism is a sacrament instituted by Christ. This article explains several things: baptism's expression of the union believers have with God, baptism's relation to the OT, the objects of baptism, and the relationship between baptism, election, and the covenant.

Infant baptism should not be treated as a minor issue, because it speaks about God and His work, God’s people, and the covenant. It is also a source of comfort for parents of children who pass away before they have a chance to express their faith in Christ.

Infant baptism is rooted in the covenant of God. The covenant of the Old and New Testament share the same structure; namely, it is a spiritual covenant which points to God's grace and embodies promise and responsibility. This understanding of the covenant necessitates infant baptism.

Infant baptism is rooted in understanding the nature of the covenant God made with Abraham. The covenant promise was spiritual in nature; hence this covenant continued through to the New Testament. Only the sign of the covenant changed from the Old Testament to the New Testament; namely, from circumcision to baptism.

This article is about baptism as a sign and a seal.

This article looks at continuity in the covenant of grace and what this means for baptism. The author also looks at the relationship between circumcision and baptism. 

This article identifies reasons supporting the doctrine of infant baptism. These reasons include: a canonical view of Scripture, the central place of the family, and an understanding of God's grace.

This article is about the administration of baptism, the message from God in baptism, baptism and the union with the Triune God, and baptism and the new life.

This article looks at the reasons for infant baptism (family baptism, the church included children and the fulfillment of OT promises) and the obligation that goes with the baptism.

This article is about the choice of God in the covenant and baptism. The author also discusses Jesus Christ and baptism, circumcision and baptism, and the mode of baptism.

Is infant baptism a valid baptism? Is rebaptism biblical? This article engages with the claims of believers’ baptism and the call for rebaptism on those who were baptism as infants. The real question here is: what is what baptism and its meaning? 

Where in the bible is infant baptism taught? This article looks at the unity of scripture, historical context, household baptisms and the call to faith to argue for the biblical basis for paedo-baptism. 

Should baptism be repeated? What is the significance of infant baptism? This article explains the value of infant baptism and gives objections to those calling for rebaptism. 

How soon should infants be baptized? This article explains the obligation parents have to get their children baptized as soon as possible. It lays the biblical ground for infant baptism and its relation to church membership.

What is baptism, and what does it mean to be baptized? This article discusses how we are to understand this testimony of God's grace, and what we are to do with it. Along the way it gives some attention to the liturgical baptism forms" used in Continental Reformed churches. It also discusses the differences of opinion over infant baptism, and what it has meant to various groups in the Reformed tradition that infants are sanctified in Christ.

This article on 1 Peter 3:21 is about the question if baptism saves.

The idea of being baptized again arises now and then. How should we respond to people wanting to receive baptism for a second time?

The Puritans held a different view of baptism in relation to the reformers. This article explains their view with focus on the relationship between the external administration of baptism and its relation to the inward work of the Holy Spirit. 

This article considers the question of whose children are to be baptized. It first gives attention to the nature of the church, discussing especially the matter of the visible church and the invisible church. It then identifies what are the criteria for church membership.

This article is about William Cunningham's perspective on baptism, and more specifically, infant baptism.