Children of the Promise: The Biblical Case for Infant Baptism [Paperback]

Robert R. Booth (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1995

In his ten-year ministry, he had put off studying the topic of baptism. Then the Baptist pastor felt his heart sink as he began to see how Scripture challenged his long-held beliefs. What would prompt him to change his views- and find great encouragement in the doctrine of infant baptism? Are there good biblical reasons to baptize the children of believers? What does the Bible say about your children? Robert R. Booth answers these questions by carefully unveiling the covenant promises of God to Christian parents and their households. Robert R. Booth received a Bachelor of Science in history from East Texas State University and is currently a graduate student at the Southern California Center for Christian Studies, where he also serves as program coordinator. Formerly a Baptist pastor for ten years, he now is pastor of Grace Covenant Church, and evangelical and presbyterian church.

Product Details

• Paperback: 190 pages
• Publisher: P & R Publishing (November 1, 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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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best current evangelical treatment of this topic, May 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Children of the Promise: The Biblical Case for Infant Baptism (Paperback)

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.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars doesn't cover the whole issue, December 9, 2003

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mdmckendrick (Harrison Twp., MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Children of the Promise: The Biblical Case for Infant Baptism (Paperback)

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.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful focus on the unity of the scriptures, October 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Children of the Promise: The Biblical Case for Infant Baptism (Paperback)

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.