Covenantal Baptism is a good term, although I don’t think it will clear up any confusion. Most confusion over infant baptism is because the person confused is unwilling to understand the other person’s position, but I like the term and Dr. Strawbridge’s book is excellent.

Hello Tim, thanks for the comment. Forgive us if we have treated the scriptures without care, that was not our intention. I am not quite sure how we belittled the baptism of Jesus. His baptism is not the same as the Christian Churches and therefore is not an example that can be used to justify full immersion. That was our primary point. The reason why an ordained minister/elder are to be the ones who administer the sacraments is because they are the one who have been called by God to be the representatives of Christ in an official visible church function. This would also be the case regarding official church discipline. They have been given the keys of the kingdom with which they govern with authority. In the same way only those ordained to the ministry are to preach the word. I hope this clarifies our meaning. Thanks for pointing out our lack of clarity.
Rob

Tim

Thanks for the encouragement, glad the episode was helpful. I was driving across California this week for work and enjoyed listening to the Catholic radio station. The host was doing a great job defending the reality of the God of the Bible as he debated someone advocating the Big Bang origin of the Universe. Of course I cringed when he started to pray to Mary. Thanks again.
Rob