Why I Reject Infant Baptism (This Convinced Me)

Gavin Ortlund explores whether the parallel between circumcision and baptism is overextended in Reformed theology.

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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.

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00:00 - Introduction
00:14 - Summary of the Argument
02:04 - Circumcision and Baptism in Reformed Theology
05:59 - Too Much Continuity?
11:05 - Why Not Grandchildren?
16:40 - Responding to Two Potential Replies
23:08 - Historical Context
29:56 - Conclusion
31:31 - Giving a Pascalian Wager