Reply #20: Consider God in this

[hunkerdowndawg]

What a great question!  Baptism is serious (and wonderful),
and I'm glad you are giving it some thought.  I hope that you
will consider that it isn't just the pastor or priest and the
one being baptized (or his parents) that is work in baptism. 
God is present and active as well.  In fact, I'd say he is the
main actor in baptism because it is a means of the grace which
he gives us.  I would encourage you not to be too concerned
about the "human-ness" of your baptism but instead
focus on the divine in it.  God works in the lives of
believers even before they come to faith, and infant baptism
is a sign of that grace.  As to why many churches baptize
infants, there is some evidence that the early church would
baptize the young present in the scripture.  Entire households
would be baptized when the leader of that household came to
faith.  Also, the scripture compares baptism with
circumcision, and as the earliest church was Jewish, they more
than likely would have considered it odd not to baptize early
as they circumcised on the eighth day.  Plus, it seems to me
that Jesus likes children pretty well and is happy to have
them in the fold!