Bible Doctrines: Baptism

An introduction to this series.
Credobaptism versus paedobaptism: What are the differences? Who holds which view, and why?
We shall now define the conservative paedobaptist position by quoting the standards of churches that hold to it.
Upon what principles of interpretation must we base an examination of the doctrine of baptism - or any other Bible doctrine?
Acts 2:38-41 makes the case not for paedobaptism but for credobaptism, and in fact excludes paedobaptism.
Water baptism signifies membership not in a visible body composed of believers and unbelievers, but in the invisible Church composed of believers only.
As was the case with the other two foundational proof-texts for paedobaptism, 1 Corinthians 7:12-16 actually speaks not for the paedobaptist position, but against it.
Before moving on to a final question, we summarize this series' main conclusions.
Under what conditions should someone who was previously baptized be baptized again?
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