Unbroken Baptism

The use of believers baptism had an unbroken line of apologists starting from the New Testament and all through the centuries. Apart from a few misapplied verses that can be easily overcome Catholics had no real evidence of infant baptism.

This web site will cover many mis-applications of Catholic apologists concerning these writings.

New Testament (Household Baptisms answered)

www.sites.google.com/site/faithonlyreviewed/home/faith-and-infant-baptism

Didache - purpose of pouring 3 times, to fully cover when impossible to dip, ( for catachumens)

                 Not just sprinkling the head, but a full burial like covering with dirt. Shows Baptism as a burial.

Ignatius - taught believers baptism

Justin Martyr - taught believers baptism

Tatian - taught believers baptism

Epistle of Barnabas - taught believers baptism

Tertullian - taught believers must be responsible for life following baptism, so did not baptize till old enough to understand sin and responsibility.

Irenaeus - taught believers baptism, many use one passage to say he taught infant baptism, but he seems to have been speaking of sanctification of all ages, Christ passing through all life stages toward sanctification through example, infants are taught Christian principles through modeling, they learn from birth. This sanctification leads to rebirth in baptism later in life. 

Polycarp - baptized at 18 based on the Harris fragment

Donatist group - taught believers baptism from 2nd century in Africa through the 15th century in Britain.

Helvidius - lived in Rome when infant baptism caught on and he countered it

Jovinian - countered Roman church as a different faith in Rome itself. He seems to have attended a different congregation than those practicing infant baptism.

Pelagius - Countered infant baptism, showing churches North of Rome did not accept it

Lollards 7th century

John Wycliffe 11th century

etc all taught believers baptism for the remission of sins.

You may search the names on the site to find the quotes. Or do your own search engine research.

Catholics have indeed tried to remove much of the evidence for believers baptism. You will find that there was an unbroken line of apologists for believers baptism, and many lived close to Rome or in Rome.