Why I Baptize Babies? -- Part 2

The question of Baptism is inseparable from ecclesiology. How one answers the question, "Who is a proper member of the church?" will shape how one answers, "Who ought to be baptized?"

The church has given two answers to question #2:

1. Adults or people old enough to make a conscious decision to follow Christ.
2. Adults or people old enough to make a conscious decision to follow Christ ... and their children.

The majority of Christians both now and throughout the Church's history choose answer #2. If children are proper members of the Church, then they ought to receive the sacrament of initiation into the church.