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The London Confession of Baptist Faith
Chapter XXIX - Of Baptism

I. Baptism is an ordinance of the New Testament, ordained by Jesus Christ, to be unto the party baptized, a sign of his fellowship with Him, in His death and resurrection; of his being engrafted into Him;[1] of remission of sins;[2] and of giving up into God, through Jesus Christ, to live and walk in newness of life.[3]

1. Rom. 6:3-5; Col. 2:12; Gal. 3:27
2. Mark 1:4; Acts 22:16
3. Rom. 6:4

II. Those who do actually profess repentance towards God, faith in, and obedience to, our Lord Jesus Christ, are the only proper subjects of this ordinance.[4]

4. Mark 16:16; Acts 2:41; 8:12, 36-37; 18:8

III. The outward element to be used in this ordinance is water, wherein the party is to be baptized, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.[5]

5. Matt. 28:19-20; Acts 8:38

IV. Immersion, or dipping of the person in water, is necessary to the due administration of this ordinance.[6]

6. Matt. 3:16, John 3:23

Strange, isn't it that the OFFICIAL Baptist confession of faith makes no mention whatsoever about baptism meaning that "we are being consecrated as priests unto our God and the Lord Jesus Christ".

Now that's a most unique defense of your view. There is no one particular verse that speaks of God being one in three persons but I surely can provide you with myriad passages which teach the doctrine. Why can you not provide a few texts which clearly teach that baptism means a person's consecration into a/the priesthood?

Nonsense! This statement is based upon either a total misunderstanding or misconstruing of the paedobaptism position and it being mated with a non-existent "insight". All the significance of baptism belongs to ALL who have faith regardless of age. So even if your "insight" was true, it would still be applicable to an infant. Or, do you think only adults are capable of being saved?

In His grace,