From Paedobaptism to Credobaptism

This book, in combination with Wright and Schreiner's "Believer's Baptism" and Conner's "Covenant Children Today" is the triological awesomeness of baptist theology.What Crampton offers is a critique of paedobap from someone who upholds the Westminster Standards as the best expression of the Christian faith. What's so interesting, is that it is *because of this (not despite it), that Crampton cannot hold to paedo baptism: A), the way the Westminster standards define baptism precludes paedobaptism, and B), the WCF requires a sacrament to be positively instituted by Jesus himself (which paedobaptism is not). So, in order to be truly faithful to the standards and Scripture, one must reject the paedobaptism the same standards teach.It drives presbys' nuts, of course. To even suggest an internal theological consistency in the Standards at any rate isn't going to go over well, much less on a touchy subject like this one. But it's a fair argument.Long story short, great volume, worthy of the endorsements it has. Highly underrated in today's contemp discussion.

there are three excellent books on Baptism ,,this one in review and the other two by Matt Waymeyer and Fred Malone....I would recommend these for any Library .................

I read this book while studying through the debate on baptism between reformed Baptists and Presbyterians. On the surface it seems like he’s done his research (considering he’s a former Presbyterian who held to the WCF) but a read through and some checking of his Scripture references, you’ll quickly find that he misrepresents the WCF position and often misapplies Bible verses.I’m genuinely studying this topic and Crampton’s book is not very helpful. I expected better insight from one who confessed covenant theology from a Westminster viewpoint and has switched sides. I view this book as a series of cherry picked verses that make a very basic surface level case for believer’s baptism if you don’t bother to open your bible.

This is an excellent book. It's Biblical, but not overly-academic, thus allowing for lay-persons and clergy alike to read and learn from it. Crampton approaches the subject from every angle imaginable, demonstrating that there is absolutely no Biblical basis for the Paedobaptist position, and that the WCF is inconsistent within itself. This may be THE go-to book on the subject.

Good read at explaining why Westminster Standard disagrees with infant baptism even though the writers of the standard included infant baptism in it even though it the rest of standard argues against it.

The book is to the point and clearly examines the issues with Paedobaptism within New Testament and the Westminster Confession. If you are learning covenant theology, this book will be very help showing a more consistence way to understand God's word as a whole.

A Confessionally Reformed argument contra infant baptism? Yup. Good read, interesting perspectives. Recommended.