Infant Baptism
This article from Rodney Kleyn's series on the Heidelberg Catechism (Lord's Day 27) addresses the doctrine of infant baptism and refutes errors from Roman Catholics, Lutherans, and Baptists regarding baptism's efficacy. Through systematic catechetical exposition, Kleyn clarifies that baptism is a sign and seal of covenant grace rather than a means that confers grace in itself, while defending the Reformed practice of baptizing covenant children.
Previous article in this series: February 1, 2015, p. 202. Lord's Day 27 Question 72. Is then the external baptism with water the washing away of sin itself? Answer. Not at all: for the blood of Jesus Christ only, and the Holy Ghost, cleanse us from all sin. Question 73. Why then doth the Holy Ghost call baptism "the washing of regeneration" and "the washing away of sins"? Answer. God speaks thus not without great cause, to wit, not only thereby to teach us that, as the filth of the body...
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