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by Robert R. Booth (Author)
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  • Paperback: 190 pages
  • Publisher: P & R Publishing (November 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0875521657
  • ISBN-13: 978-0875521657
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best current evangelical treatment of this topic, May 12, 1998
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If there was any book I wished to give a layman who did not believe in infant baptism or was generally unfamiliar as to why the practice is done, this would be it. Pastor Booth writes in an easy to read style while at the same time deals adequately with the complex issues and arguments surrounding this divisive issue. He answers all the common objections to infant baptism in a convincing manner (while at the same time maintaining a spirit of charity), and he does answer some of the more recent works attacking infant baptism, although not to as rigorous an extent as I would have liked (e.g. Paul Jewett's book "Infant Baptism and the Covenant of Grace"). He does a very good job of explaining the household baptisms of Acts 16 (which, in my opinion, should settle the matter that people were baptized who had not made a profession of faith, a key objection to infant baptism), and he does an excellent job at demonstrating how the essence of God's eternal covenant has been the same from Genesis to Revelation - only the administration has changed. A weakness of the book is that he does not delve into the practice of infant baptism throughout the history of the new covenant church. Although this is treated by a different author in an appendix of the book, perhaps a more thorough list of quotations from many church fathers could have been helpful to demonstrate the universality of the practice until the advent of the Anabaptists in the 1500's. (Prior to that time, only fringe groups opposed the practice of infant baptism.) All in all, the book accomplishes its purpose in establishing infant baptism as the correct doctrine of New Testament teaching. Even the most ardent opponent of infant baptism will have difficulty countering the book's arguments without having to resort to straw man or red herring arguments.
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2.0 out of 5 stars doesn't cover the whole issue, December 9, 2003
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Booth makes a good case for infant baptism vis a vis dispensationalism, but infant baptism does not necessarily turn on this issue, as Paul Jewett demonstrates in Infant Baptism and the Covenant of Grace. I would recommend that Jewett's book be read along with this one to get a better sense of all the issues involved.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful focus on the unity of the scriptures, October 12, 1998
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While Mr Booth's topic is primarily directed to why Christian children should receive the sign of the covenant "baptism", he also does an excellent job of showing why it is imperative that we see the Old & New Testament as a unity. He shows why we must understand the Old Testament to fully understand the New Testament.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Avoids the real issue and misrepresents dispensationalism
In Acts 15:1 Luke writes, And certain men came down from Judea and taught the brethren, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved. Read more
Published on September 12, 2005 by James P. Burdette

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful Introduction to Infant Baptism
Robert (Randy) Booth, a former Baptist, has put together a fairly compelling case for the practice of infant baptism in a way that is very accessible to the general reader and... Read more
Published on June 16, 2003 by Daryl Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars Why I am now a former Baptist
I said in my review of Douglas Wilson's To a Thousand Generations that it was one of two books that finally convinced me of the paedobaptist position. Read more
Published on May 5, 2001 by Marty Scott

2.0 out of 5 stars Review by Fred A Malone
Children of the Promise is an attractive and well-presented argumentfor the paedobaptist position. Formerly a Baptist pastor, Booth writessimply and with the sensitivity of one... Read more
Published on September 16, 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Book on Infant Baptism Yet - But Still Imperfect!
I have read many books from both sides of the infant baptism debate, but this is the best yet! However, it still has its imperfections. Read more
Published on May 16, 2000 by Timothy J. Davis

2.0 out of 5 stars Misrepresentation of ........
I am sad to say that I was not pleased with this book because of the authors misrepresentation of Dispensationalism. Read more
Published on October 13, 1999 by Nathan

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent resource for those looking into infant baptism.
In this book, Robert Booth does a fabulous job of demonstrating that the essential unity of the various covenants that have been administered by God is the very basis for infant... Read more
Published on September 18, 1999 by Daniel Mark Donovan

5.0 out of 5 stars Baptism is for our children!
This book is the best introduction to Covenant Theology that I've seen. Booth, formerly a Baptist pastor, provides a cogent presentation of Covenant Theology -- the undergirding... Read more
Published on July 22, 1998

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