HC Q74 — Are infants also to be baptized?

*Lord's Day 27*

Question

Are infants also to be baptized?

Answer

Yes: for since they, as well as the adult, are included in the covenant and church of God; (a) and since redemption from sin (b) by the blood of Christ, and the Holy Ghost, the author of faith, is promised to them no less than to the adult; (c) they must therefore by baptism, as a sign of the covenant, be also admitted into the christian church; and be distinguished from the children of unbelievers (d) as was done in the old covenant or testament by circumcision, (e) instead of which baptism is instituted (f) in the new covenant. (a) Gen.17:7. (b) Matt.19:14. (c) Luke 1:15; Ps.22:10; Isa.44:1-3; Acts 2:39. (d) Acts 10:47. (e) Gen.17:14. (f) Col.2:11-13. Of The Holy Supper Of Our Lord Jesus Christ 28 Lord's Day

Edges

• part_of source-manifest/hc
• precedes catechism-qa/hc-075

Source

• source-manifest/hc — Heidelberg Catechism (1563) (PD, RCUS 1863)
• evidence_grade: D_doctrinal_textbook