“This argument against paedobaptism says that just as we no longer sacrifice animals (or use musical instruments, or use choirs, etc.), in the same way, in the absence of clear New Testament warrant, we can no longer initiate children into the covenant community. On the surface, this is a compelling argument since it appeals to a powerful instinct among Reformed people, one to which they should listen carefully: we do in worship only what is commanded, and in the new covenant, the types and shadows have been fulfilled. Therefore, we ought not to reintroduce typological elements into new covenant worship.
There is a problem with this attractive argument, however. The argument continues to make a fundamental categorical mistake: It confuses Abraham and Moses.”
R. Scott Clark, Abraham, Moses, and Baptism
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