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"Baptism should only be received when one is old enough to confirm one's faith." In the early church, Baptism, Confirmation and the Eucharist were received together at the Easter Vigil and were referred as sacraments of initiation. They were the rites by which a person came to belong to the Christian community and they were usually received as an adult. Baptists insist that the New Testament associates baptism with a person's own faith in Jesus; and as very small children are not old enough to believe for themselves, baptism should be withheld until the child can make his or her own decision. Baptists or 'believers' believe that: 1) Baptism should only take place when the candidate is old enough to make an intimate decision. 2) Anyone wishing to be baptised must give evidence of having repented and believed. (Acts 2:38-41, Acts 8:35-40) 3) Baptism is the outward sign and witness of Inner...

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