Question 101 of 118
To whom is Baptism to be administered?
Baptism is to be administered to all those who actually profess repentance towards God, faith in, and obedience to our Lord Jesus Christ; and to none other.
Scripture proofs
- Acts 2:38
Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- Matthew 3:6
They were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
- Mark 16:16
He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.
- Acts 8:12
But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning God’s Kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
- Acts 8:36
As they went on the way, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”
- Acts 10:47-48
“Can anyone forbid these people from being baptized with water? They have received the Holy Spirit just like us.” He commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay some days.
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible (public domain).
More on baptism and the church
- Q98. How do Baptism and the Lord’s Supper become effectual means of salvation?
- Q99. Wherein do Baptism and the Lord’s Supper differ from the other ordinances of God?
- Q100. What is Baptism?
- Q102. Are the infants of such as are professing believers to be baptized?
- Q103. How is Baptism rightly administered?
- Q104. What is the duty of those who are rightly baptized?
- Q105. What is the visible church?
- Q106. What is the invisible church?