Covenantal Connection – More of a (Partial) Case for Infant Baptism (Genesis 17.1-14)
In my previous post , I dealt with Jesus’ own desire that we are to bring the brephos (infants, little ones) to him, and that Jesus establishes the pattern of New Testament discipleship: the Mommas and the Papas come to Jesus and they bring their little ones to Jesus. I then asserted that this New Testament pattern of Discipleship was, surprisingly, the Old Testament pattern. In this post I will unpack this last concept a bit. To do it right, you’re going to need to lay open a Bible in front of you and follow along. The first thing to do is read through Genesis 17.1-14. Read it out loud (yep, even if you’re sitting at Starbucks sipping your Latte). I’ll wait while you read….Nice job. Anyone ever told you that you read well? Now listen while I read Colossians 2.11-15 and see if you hear the connection. “In him [Christ] also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands , by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, having been buried...