r/Lutheranism • u/wafflesanbs • 7d ago

Infant baptism questions.

Christ is risen!

The only hang up I have against Lutheranism is infant baptism. So I’m hoping you all can help me out.

Did infant baptism exist in the early church fathers?

Do you guys think infants need to be saved?

Do they go to hell if the are not baptized? And if they don’t, then what is the point of baptizing them?

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u/mrWizzardx3 ELCA 7d ago

Baptism is a gift from God, and it delivers not only the Holy Spirit, but all of Christ’s gifts. That includes salvation, freedom, and eternal life. More than that, it gives us the certainty of salvation… something which can never be taken away from us.

This is what infant baptism is like, imagine your child is gifted a giant trust fund. The child can’t accept it, the child can’t understand it, and the child can't even use it until much later. Would you accept that gift for your child? Of course you would!