The Biblical Ground for the Baptism of Infants
Rev. Herman Hoeksema defends the scriptural basis for infant baptism against the critiques of Dr. M. R. De Haan, arguing that the Word of God provides clear support for this Reformed practice. Rather than engaging in polemical refutation, Hoeksema offers a positive biblical and theological exposition of why the baptism of covenant children is grounded in Scripture, with particular attention to covenant theology.
The reader is reminded that the publication of this pamphlet was occasioned by the appearance and free distribution of a little treatise on the same subject by Dr. M. R. De Haan, pastor of the Calvary Undenominational Church of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The treatise was entirely negative with respect to purpose and contents and purported to be a conclusive and convincing refutation of the doctrine of infant baptism. In it the author made the bold statement, that those who believe in the truth of...