Believe me, I do not relish the thought of refusing to accept godly, fruitful, paedobaptist Christians into church membership. But it is far worse to disregard a command of Christ, confirm a Christian’s disobedience to Christ, and erase the visible sign of our union with Christ. To remove baptism from church membership is to dig up and discard one of the foundations of the local church. Removing baptism from membership erases the line Jesus himself has drawn between the church and the world.
