Why Do Orthodox Christians Baptize Babies? The Ancient Church’s Answer Might Surprise You

Somewhere along the way, much of modern Christianity lost the mystery.

We reduced baptism to a public profession, a symbolic gesture, or simply a personal decision someone makes later in life. But that is not how the ancient Church understood baptism. That is not how the Apostles understood it. And it certainly is not how the Orthodox Church has understood it for 2,000 years.

Tomorrow morning, I am releasing one of the most important articles I have written in quite some time on the subject of infant baptism.

If babies are not born guilty of Adam’s personal sin, then why did the early Church baptize infants?

What actually happens sacramentally when a child is baptized?

Did the Apostles and the early Church Fathers truly practice infant baptism?

And why does this conversation expose such a massive divide between modern Christianity and the ancient Christian faith?

In this article, I walk through:

• The Orthodox understanding of original sin
• Why baptism is union with Christ, not merely symbolism
• Biblical evidence for infant baptism
• Quotes from the early Church Fathers
• Archaeological evidence from the ancient Church
• Why infant baptism is far more than a “christening” or baby dedication

This is not a shallow conversation. It is deeply theological, historical, biblical, and sacramental.

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