credobaptist

Definitions

noun religion One who holds that baptism should only be performed on those who have professed faith in the Christian religion and understand the significance of the rite

From Latin credo "I believe" + baptist from Ancient Greek βαπτισμός "dipping", "baptism"

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So, without the influence of anyone else, just by reading his Bible, he became a credobaptist.

The Scriptorium Daily: Middlebrow Administrator 2010
The credobaptist professor turned to his paedobaptist colleague and said, "I'd like to see you try to baptize an infant in that!"

The Scriptorium Daily: Middlebrow Administrator 2010
I am not a credobaptist by virtue of my Calvinism; in fact, quite the opposite - so I must have a good reason to hold my position.

The Scriptorium Daily: Middlebrow Administrator 2010
When I was in seminary, two of my seminary professors (one a credobaptist and one a paedobaptist) went to Israel and saw the ancient Israelite miqvahs (Jewish baptismal tanks) which were about four feet deep.

The Scriptorium Daily: Middlebrow Administrator 2010
Christian community was defined by faith, which is consistent with credobaptist teaching.

SharperIron 2010
It appears that the very early church was credobaptist.

SharperIron 2010
The systematic thinking of the credobaptist is rejected for certain reasons, and my observation is that if you spelled out those reasons using the touchpoints used to spell out the objections to FV, you'd find yourself anathemtizing baptists.

Heidelblog 2009
Consider it: why does a presbyterian who is thinking systematically reject the credobaptist position?

Heidelblog 2009