There is no verse in New Testament to validate child baptism and sprinkle baptism. Though it might be surprising for some it is a fact. Neither Jesus nor His disciples supported this kind of baptism. Some quote Matthew 19:13-15 to support child baptism.

“Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, Let the children come to me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these. And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence”.

These verses have some salient observations:-

1. They brought the little children to Lord Jesus so that He could place His hands on them and pray. It is not to give baptism to them.

2. Jesus just placed His hands on them. He neither baptized nor sprinkled water on them.

3. Just observe certain important words Jesus spoke. When He said that the kingdom of heaven belonged to them, he meant that children were innocent and thereby they would be accepted in the kingdom of God. Some may argue that placing of His hands on children shows sprinkling of water on them. But even before He placed His hands on them, He told that the kingdom of God belonged to such people. So it’s clear that they didn’t need baptism. If so, children of posterity also don’t need baptism. Baptism is not needed for children to whichever generation they may belong to.

Three essential pre requisites to receive baptism:

One who wants to get baptized should have fulfilled minimum three conditions.

First, those who are to be baptized must believe in Christ and His Gospel. ‘He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved” (Mark 16:16).

Secondly, they must realize and repent of their sins. “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:38).

Thirdly, they must confess their sins. “Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River” (Matthew 3:6).

Can children fulfill these three requirements? Are they in the state of believing Christ or His Gospel and exercise their spiritual knowledge to understand the significance of baptism? Do they have the awareness to discriminate right from wrong, good from evil using their conscience? Can they be convicted of their sins to seek deliverance? What will they confess and how can they confess? Weren’t they in a state of innocence which made them eligible to God’s blessing when Jesus said that the kingdom of God belonged to them? If so, based on scripture we can conclude that child baptism is not correct.