Antipaedobaptism: the opposition to the baptism of
infants
Baptism: the observance of the New Testament rite
of immersion in water of believers in Jesus Christ (but practiced by pouring or
sprinkling in some churches, and on infants in some churches)
Catabaptism: the opposition to baptism; sometimes
applied to those who oppose the baptism of infants
Credo-baptism: believers’ baptism; a statement of
belief in Jesus Christ is necessary before one is baptized
Certo-baptism:
“the baptism of someone whose bona fides have been
underwritten officially by a local church”
Exousi-baptism:
the belief in and practice of valid baptism only by those who have authority
delegated to perform the act
Paedobaptism: the practice of immersing,
sprinkling, or pouring water on infants (aka infant baptism)
Se-baptism: the baptism of one’s own self; the practice
of baptizing oneself (aka self-baptism)
[i] Though the term is in
widespread use, most “Anabaptists” do not believe their practice is “Anabaptism.”
For example Balthasar Hubmaier in his Short
Apology, “I have never taught Anabaptism. I know of none, except that in
Acts xix. But the right baptism of Christ, which is preceded by teaching and
oral confession of faith, I teach, and say that infant baptism is a robbery of
the right baptism of Christ, and a misuse of the high name of God, Father and
Son and Holy Spirit, altogether opposed to the institution of Christ and to the
customs of the apostles.”
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