Westminster Shorter Catechism · Question 95

To whom is Baptism to be administered?

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Baptism is not to be administered to any that are out of the visible Church, till they profess their faith in Christ, and obedience to him; but the infants of such as are members of the visible Church are to be baptized.

Scripture proofs: Acts 8:36-37; Acts 2:38-39; Gen. 17:10 with Col. 2:11-12; 1 Cor. 7:14.

Source: The Constitution of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, updated 2026, C-12.

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