Believer's baptism, practiced by Baptists and other evangelical denominations, is performed on individuals old enough to consciously decide to accept Christ and understand the meaning of the ritual.

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Believer's baptism, practiced by Baptists and other evangelical denominations, is performed on individuals old enough to consciously decide to accept Christ and understand the meaning of the ritual.

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Broader claims

There are two primary forms of baptism practiced in Christianity: infant baptism and believer's baptism

Quotes that support the claim

"As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, 'See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?' And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him."

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New Testament