We don’t practice infant baptism because we realize that the command to be baptized is to those who believe; and not only can infants not believe, no one else can believe for them. "He who believes and is baptized shall be saved" (Mark 16:16). Neither can an infant repent: "Repent and be bap-tized every one of you for the forgiveness of sins" (Acts 2:38). So the idea that ceremonial sprinkling takes away the guilt of Adam’s sin is not found in the Bible. In fact infant baptism leaves a false impression that, as the child grows, he or she has fulfilled the command to submit to believer’s bap-tism. On the other hand, children who are dedicated (formally or informally) to God in infancy, raised "in the nur-ture and admonition of the Lord "(Eph. 6:4), and bathed in parental prayer, are most apt to end up finally where God wants them.

Blessings, Richard