You and Your Household Quotes

“Baptism did replace circumcision as a Gentile sign of entrance into the Church, as a matter of fact. Moreover, it is a necessary act for believing Jews in addition to circumcision (Acts 21:21, 1 Cor. 7:18). But, it doesn’t exactly replace circumcision for Jews, especially in that transitional era.”
― Gregg Strawbridge, You and Your Household: The Biblical Case for Infant Baptism

“Biblical signs were given corporately to families in the Old Testament. Has that changed? This is a question of continuity. Baptism is similar to other faith rites in the Old Testament. Rituals which involve a symbolic act, such as baptism, are connected to Biblical covenants. Biblical covenants include signs to visibly represent the realities behind the covenant promises.”
― Gregg Strawbridge, You and Your Household: The Biblical Case for Infant Baptism

“This question turns on one point. We must decide whether the children of believers are to be treated the same way as they were in the Old Testament. So, we must determine whether the New Testament teaches a change on the status of believers’ children. Is there continuity or discontinuity on the inclusion of believers’ children into the new covenant, and thus new covenant signs and rites?”
― Gregg Strawbridge, You and Your Household: The Biblical Case for Infant Baptism