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The cleansing of the soul from sin and the supernatural faith implanted in the soul by baptism is, in the case of baptized infants, a "seed"remaining in the soul,<ref>[http://biblehub.com/1_john/3-9.htm 1 John 3:9 (KJV)</ref> to be nurtured and encouraged by the upbringing and teaching of the parents and the Christian doctrine of the church they belong to. Devout Christian parents who have their infants baptized, take upon themselves the duty to raise their children to understand that because of their baptism into Christ they are [[Duty|obligated]] to dedicate their whole lives to living the Christian life in obedience to Christ, and that to refuse to do so after they are old enough to understand is a very serious sin of rebellion against God himself, punishable by condemnation to [[hell]] for all eternity if, having known the truth, they do not repent of their conscious refusal to live a Christian life of holiness in obedience to Christ Jesus the Lord before they die.

The cleansing of the soul from sin and the supernatural faith implanted in the soul by baptism is, in the case of baptized infants, a "seed"remaining in the soul,<ref>[http://biblehub.com/1_john/3-9.htm 1 John 3:9 (KJV)</ref> to be nurtured and encouraged by the upbringing and teaching of the parents and the Christian doctrine of the church they belong to. Devout Christian parents who have their infants baptized, take upon themselves the duty to raise their children to understand that because of their baptism into Christ they are [[Duty|obligated]] to dedicate their whole lives to living the Christian life in obedience to Christ, and that to refuse to do so after they are old enough to understand is a very serious sin of rebellion against God himself, punishable by condemnation to [[hell]] for all eternity if, having known the truth, they do not repent of their conscious refusal to live a Christian life of holiness in obedience to Christ Jesus the Lord before they die.

This doctrine of "regenerative baptism" [[Ontology|ontologically]] cleansing and washing away sins and effecting in the soul a new supernatural life directly infused by the "washing of water with the word" is found by apologists for infant baptism in the following scriptural texts:

This doctrine of "regenerative baptism" which causes an [[Ontology|ontological change]] that actually cleanses and washes away sins, by effecting in the soul a new supernatural life directly infused by the "washing of water with the word", is found by apologists for infant baptism in the following scriptural texts:

:[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+11%3A19-20&version=NRSVCE Ezekiel 11:19-20]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+36%3A25-29&version=NRSVCE 36:25-29a]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+24%3A7&version=NRSVCE Jeremiah 24:7]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+31%3A31-33&version=NRSVCE 31:31-33]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Titus+3%3A5-6&version=NRSVCE Titus 3:5-6]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Peter+1%3A9&version=NRSVCE 2&nbsp;Peter 1:9]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+3%3A21&version=NRSVCE 1&nbsp;Peter 3:21]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+5%3A25-27&version=NRSVCE Ephesians 5:25b-27]; and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+2%3A9-14&version=NRSVCE Colossians 2:9-14].

:[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+11%3A19-20&version=NRSVCE Ezekiel 11:19-20]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+36%3A25-29&version=NRSVCE 36:25-29a]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+24%3A7&version=NRSVCE Jeremiah 24:7]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+31%3A31-33&version=NRSVCE 31:31-33]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Titus+3%3A5-6&version=NRSVCE Titus 3:5-6]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Peter+1%3A9&version=NRSVCE 2&nbsp;Peter 1:9]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+3%3A21&version=NRSVCE 1&nbsp;Peter 3:21]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+5%3A25-27&version=NRSVCE Ephesians 5:25b-27]; and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+2%3A9-14&version=NRSVCE Colossians 2:9-14].

They point to these texts as teaching that according to the Bible baptism [[Salvation|saves]] us now by regeneration of the soul unto new life, as a "new creature", and that Jesus sanctifies and cleanses his church with the washing of water with the word, to present the whole church in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. They point to the fact that Paul teaches by a [[Typology|typological]] [[analogy]] that baptism replaces [[circumcision]], which is done when a child is only eight days old, which made that baby a genuine member of the people of God, to be raised and taught the way of the Lord in truth, by the priests of the faith.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Malachi+2%3A4-7&version=NRSVCE Malachi 2:4-7]</ref>

They point to these texts as teaching that according to the Bible baptism [[Salvation|saves]] us now by regeneration of the soul unto new life, as a "new creature", and that Jesus sanctifies and cleanses his church with the washing of water with the word, to present the whole church in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. They point to the fact that Paul teaches by a [[Typology|typological]] [[analogy]] that baptism replaces [[circumcision]], which is done when a child is only eight days old, which made that baby a genuine member of the people of God, to be raised and taught the way of the Lord in truth, by the priests of the faith.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Malachi+2%3A4-7&version=NRSVCE Malachi 2:4-7]</ref>