1 Corinthians 7:14 and Paedobaptism
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 6:26 pm
In studying through 1 Corinthians I noticed what appears to be an implied argument, in Paul's thought, against the practice of infant baptism:
1 Corinthians 7:14 (NASB)
14. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband; for otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.
If Paul believed in the practice of paedobaptism it would seem that the fact of having one parent who was an unbeliever would be moot in the case of a baptized child who would certainly not be considered "unclean", if there was any efficacy in child baptism.
1 Corinthians 7:14 (NASB)
14. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband; for otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.
If Paul believed in the practice of paedobaptism it would seem that the fact of having one parent who was an unbeliever would be moot in the case of a baptized child who would certainly not be considered "unclean", if there was any efficacy in child baptism.