Circumcision-baptism parallel breaks down on multiple fronts: faith requirement, compulsion, and gender exclusivity

Key differences: (1) Circumcision was required regardless of belief; baptism is only for believers — faith is intrinsic. (2) Circumcision was compelled on Abraham's whole household including servants; baptism is never forced in the NT. (3) Circumcision applied only to males; baptism is for both men and women (e.g., Lydia). If we draw the infant parallel, logic demands we also draw the male-only and compulsion parallels — which no paedo-baptist actually does. Selectively applying one feature of the parallel while ignoring others reveals the parallel is not as tight as claimed.