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Verified Claim · The Sacraments

Was infant baptism a later corruption, or was it the practice of the early Church?

Doctrine: The Sacraments
Historically Verified
Section I

Understanding the Claim

The argument in one sentence: Origen states that infant baptism was received from the Apostles. Cyprian's council debated not whether to baptise infants but whether to do so before or after the eighth day.
Section VI

The Fideograph Verdict

Verdict: Historically Verified. Origen states that infant baptism was received from the Apostles. Cyprian's council debated not whether to baptise infants but whether to do so before or after the eighth day.
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