Infant Baptism.

[Jim Parker]

It wouldn't be agreement with them would it? Rather it would be in agreement with what scripture states. Belief precedes baptism.

No where does the scripture state that belief of the individual to be baptized must precede the baptism of that individual and thereby exclude infant baptism.
But scripture does include the teaching that an individual my enter into the covenant community before he attains to an age at which he is able to understand and believe.
Gen 17:9-13 And God said to Abraham, "As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations. This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your descendants after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised. You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you. He that is eight days old among you shall be circumcised; every male throughout your generations, whether born in your house, or bought with your money from any foreigner who is not of your offspring, both he that is born in your house and he that is bought with your money, shall be circumcised. So shall my covenant be in your flesh an everlasting covenant.
So, by the circumcision of an infant, the infant was brought into covenant relationship with God. The infant's belief or consent was not an issue.

There is nothing specifically stated in scripture about baptizing infants. We have only the witness of the practice of the Church from at least the end of the 1st century, that is; from the time of the generation of those who would have been taught by and have been contemporaries with the apostles.


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[Jim Parker]

Life comes from faith in Christ alone.

That is not correct.
As Mark 16:16 states: He who believes and is baptized will be saved

not by any physical and self willed ordinances that satisfy the flesh.

Baptism is not a "physical and self willed ordinance that satisfies the flesh."
It is a requirement for salvation according to scripture.
Act 2:36-39
“Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”
Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?”
Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

 

[Jim Parker]

I take this as an admission that in each reference given you admit that belief precedes baptism.

You make take it that way if you insist.
By doing so you will have "taken" the fantasy of what you imagine I have said but not what I have actually stated.
Do as you like.

 

[JohnDB]

Closing until cooler heads prevail and people have reasoned arguments from scriptures.