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“Infant baptism when practiced can be no more than an expression of the faith and hope of the parents that their child will ultimately be saved.”

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Lewis Sperry Chafer

Lewis Sperry Chafer was a prominent religious leader and theologian in the early 20th century. His life and contributions have had a significant impact in the field of Christian theology. more

“Tragically, some people believe they are going to heaven when they die just because a few drops of water were sprinkled over their heads a few weeks after their birth. They have no personal faith, have never made a personal decision, and are banking on a hollow ceremony to save them. How absurd.”

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Author:Max Lucado

“When my children were born, I didn't have them baptized because I felt baptism was about erasing Original Sin - something the Church said children got from their mother - and I absolutely refused to believe women carry Original Sin.”

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Author:Olympia Dukakis

“The ecclesial communities which have not preserved the valid Episcopate and the genuine and integral substance of the Eucharistic mystery, are not Churches in the proper sense; however, those who are baptized in these communities are, by Baptism, incorporated in Christ and thus are in a certain communion, albeit imperfect, with the Church.”

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Author:Pope Benedict XVI

“To deny that in a child after baptism sin remains is to treat with contempt both Paul and Christ.”

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Author:Pope Leo X

“The Lord will bless us with more baptisms if you make sure the ones you have are going to keep their commitments. The Lord will not prepare more people for baptism if we are not converting the ones we have.”

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Author:Richard G. Scott

“Baptizing them in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost: there are three distinct persons: in the Name, not names; there is one essence.”

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Book:An Exposition Upon the Second Epistle General of St. Peter

Source: An Exposition Upon the Second Epistle General of St. Peter

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