Acts 8:12IntroductionActs 10:47, 24Acts 16:15, 33 – Who was baptized?We don’t have any minimum age for baptism listed in the Bible. We must use Bible principles to determine when a person is ready.There is no specific list of questions someone should be able to answer in order to be baptized.Previous sermon: http://scripturestream.com/2016/09/when-can-a-young-person-be-baptized/Are they convinced about Christ from the Bible?Acts 8:12; 2:38Romans 6:3-4Acts 17:2-4, 11-12Many children are very open to suggestion. We have to make sure they are actually convinced from the text.Do they feel personal guilt for sin?Acts 2:23, 36-38Acts 9:5-6, 9Acts 22:16Happy after baptism: Acts 2:46; 8:39; 9:19; 16:34Do they feel guilty before God (and not just Mom and Dad)?Deuteronomy 1:39Psalms 51:4Genesis 39:9I John 3:4II Corinthians 7:8-10Are they planning to walk in newness of life?John 12:42-43Acts 26:20Ezekiel 18:30-32Jonah 3:8-10Acts 2:41-42Romans 6:3-4Luke 14:25-33Are they focused on changing their lives after baptism?Final thoughtsIn the end, baptism is between the person being baptized and God (regardless of age).There is no divinely inspired list of questions.We’re trying to avoid baptizing for the wrong reasons.Because someone else got baptizedBecause it makes family and friends happyBecause it seems like a grown-up thing to doBecause they want to start taking the Lord’s SupperBecause someone told them “it’s about time”
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