The Role of Faith in Baptism

Mike: In my tradition what is secondary has been made primary and I can just say that very explicitly. We need to move away from it being solely about the actor in the tub or in the pool and more about what God has done to get that person there, he says. Mike: If you went to any most Baptist they wouldn't deny the centrality of the work of God for the person who is entering into the baptismal pool. But as the Westminster Confession puts it we do not tie the administration so tightly to the moment it is administered. He continues: "We believe that anyone who aspires to reach eternal life ought to be baptized only once without ever repeating it"