Repentance and faith in Jesus Christ are prerequisites to baptism (Acts 2:38; 8:37); so the subject must be , ability, and conviction to repent of sins and comprehend the Person of Christ and the elementary points of the gospel, and must actually do so. This precious verse of inspired Scripture (Acts 8:37), given by the Holy Ghost through Luke, answering the eunuch’s question from verse thirty-six, has been removed by deceivers from modern versions to protect the ancient heresy of infant baptism.

Let the gospel order be understood without confusion or rebellion - faith must exist before baptism (Matthew 3:1-12; 21:32; 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-16; Acts 8:12; 16:14-15,31-34; 18:8; 19:4; 22:16; Gal 3:26-27; Eph 4:5; Colossians 2:12; Hebrews 6:1-2; I Peter 3:21).

Baptism is the answer of a good conscience toward God (I Peter 3:21), so the subject must soundly profess a personal interest in the Person and work of Christ as the means of his redemption from sin and his eternal salvation. The pagan concept of Godparents, unknown in the Bible, cannot and does not satisfy this requirement.

Baptism is of repentance for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38), so it requires the fruits meet for repentance that John demanded (Mark 1:4; Luke 3:3; Acts 13:24). The subject must repent of publicly known sins in order to qualify for baptism (Luke 3:7-14; 19:7-9). Paul’s initial efforts with any sinners required repentance (Acts 20:21; I Thessalonians 1:9-10).

No infants were baptized in the New Testament. This case has been closed for two thousand years. It is only the combination of Satan’s desire to defraud Jesus Christ, silly women loving superstitious rites for their children, and ungodly men seeking to take such women captive that resulted in this abominable practice (II Cor 11:3-4; II Tim 3:5-9).

A child as young as five would have to be exceptional to be baptized, for God does not give them much credit for understanding (Genesis 2:25; 3:7; Leviticus 27:5-6; Numbers 14:28-32; Deuteronomy 1:39; Jonah 4:11).