Term
Believer's Baptism
Also known as believers' baptism · Credobaptism
The view that baptism should only be administered to those who provide a believable profession of faith in Jesus Christ.
Filed underEcclesiology
Definition
Credobaptism, the view that baptism is appropriately administered only to those who give a believable profession of faith in Jesus Christ.
Connections
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- Related to
- AnabaptismTerm
- Swiss Brethren (Ch. 4)Term
- See also
- BaptistsTerm
- MelchioritesTerm
- MennonitesTerm
- Includes
Sources
- 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 1501Original citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 1501.
- 2.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 49BOriginal citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 49B.
Last revised August 14, 2026