Part 5: Church history arguments for infant baptism should not override Scripture

Proponents often cite 3rd–4th century and later quotations to show the church practiced infant baptism. Winger's response: (1) This is selective — a hundred-plus years of post-apostolic content is skipped. (2) The first mention of infant baptism in church history is someone arguing against it. (3) There was significant silence on infant baptism in the early post-apostolic period. (4) Church history is not the authority — Scripture is (Sola Scriptura). Jesus repeatedly rebuked placing human tradition alongside or above God's commands (Mark 7:8). If you cannot prove it from Scripture, you cannot bind it on Christians.