In Colossians 2:12 and 1 Peter 3:21 baptism is an expression of the faith of the person being baptized. I [do] not see how an infant could properly receive this ordinance as an expression of his or her faith.
John PiperThe thought of building a life around minimal morality or minimal significanceโa life defined by the question, โWhat is permissible?โโfelt almost disgusting to me. I didnโt want a minimal life. I didnโt want to live on the outskirts of reality. I wanted to understand the main thing about life and pursue it.
John PiperPastors and missionaries (need) to know God and to find in him a Treasure more satisfying than any other person or thing or relationship or experience or accomplishment in the world.
John PiperThe vast majority of abortions are performed between the seventh and tenth week when the baby is already sucking his thumb, recoiling from pricking, responding to sound. All his organs are present, the brain is functioning, the heart is pumping, the liver is making blood cells, the kidneys are cleaning fluids, and there is a fingerprint. His genetic code is uniquely and unquestionably human. And, if we are willing, he can be seen by ultrasound.
John Piper