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Contributed by Phil Spadaro   
Sunday, 12 October 2008
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 22The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten. 23After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. 24Upon receiving such orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

 25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everybody's chains came loose. 27The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. 28But Paul shouted, "Don't harm yourself! We are all here!"


 29The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. 30He then brought them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
 31They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household." 32Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. 33At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his family were baptized. 34The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole family.

Notes:

Conclusion:

Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. Let us keep ourselves spiritually prepared “in season and out of season” (2 Tim 4:2), not only for ourselves but for the lost. Let us not be deceived that our personal sacrifice is not part of the process of helping others. Let us believe great joy will blossom from the redemption of others.
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Written by RottenFruit on 2008-10-19 23:23:43
Does the fact that the jailer's entire family was baptized lend credence to infant baptism?
Infant Baptism
Written by pspadaro on 2008-10-20 03:01:01
Does the fact that the jailer's entire family was baptized lend credence to infant baptism? 
 
If you are approaching the questions from the presupposition that baptism is for infants, then yes. If you are approaching the questions from the presupposition that baptism is not for infants, then no.  
 
I do not think this passage is a good indicator of the age of the individual who should be baptized. Passages about faith (Col 2:12) and repentance (Acts 2:38) would require a person to have attributes unavailable to an infant. Babies (as far as I am aware) are unable to believe and act on those beliefs. Babies are also unable to repent. Both faith and repentance are necessary in surrendering to God. (Heb 11:6, Lk 13:13)

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