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» Baptism of Infants
   Uses Scripture to show the Lutheran understanding that the rite is not only allowed, but encouraged and even needed for all, even young children.
   http://www.lcms.org/cic/baptism.html

» Baptism: A Christological Work
   Lawrence Rast speaks of the sacrament as an integral part of justification by grace through faith. He argues especially against the Pietism of Arndt and Spener.
   http://www.lifeoftheworld.com/lotw/03-03/03-03-04.php

» Baptism: Christ Marks Us as His Own
   David Scaer develops Luther's understanding that Baptism is more than a rite, but is almost synonymous with the Christian life.
   http://www.lifeoftheworld.com/lotw/03-03/03-03-01.php

» Infant Baptism
   Sermon by Martin Luther from the Collection of Sermons on the Church or Church Postil. The text is Matthew 8:1. Defends and encourages the baptism of small children.
   http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/lutheranism/24080

» Infant Baptism: An Ongoing Event in the Christian Life
   Peter J. Scaer argues that Baptism is not a treasure of the past to remember fondly but a vital part of the believer's daily existence.
   http://www.lifeoftheworld.com/lotw/03-03/03-03-03.php

» Into the Womb of the Church Again
   Kent Burreson speaks of Baptism as a second birth to a new mother, the Christian Church, giving examples from the Baptismal rite of Lutheran worship.
   http://www.lifeoftheworld.com/lotw/03-03/03-03-02.php

» Is Baptism Our Symbolic Work for God or God’s Powerful Work for Us?
   Study of whether it is man's symbolic action for God or God's efficacious action for man.
   http://www.orlutheran.com/html/whoswork.html

» Luther and Baptism
   Rite dated from 1523 of a baptismal service which the reformer translated into German and modified. Includes the exorcism.
   http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/lutheranism/20980

» The Large Catechism: Baptism
   The fourth part of the basic text on pastoral theology by Martin Luther deals with the theology and practice of the sacrament and how it involves the Christian life, especially in confession and absolution.
   http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/luther/catechism/web/cat-13.html