Heidelberg Catechism: Question 74

LORD'S DAY 27 OF HOLY BAPTISM Heritage Reformed Congregation of Grand Rapids Lord's Day 27 Home / Our Beliefs / Heidelberg Catechism / Lord's Day 27 Question 74: Are infants also to be baptized? Answer: Yes: for since they, as well as the adult, are included in the covenant and church of God; and since redemption from sin by the blood of Christ, and the Holy Ghost, the author of faith, is promised to them no less than to the adult; they must therefore by baptism, as a sign of the covenant, be also admitted into the christian church; and be distinguished 9from the children of unbelievers as was done in the old covenant or testament by circumcision, instead of which baptism is instituted in the new covenant.