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D. Baptism is a picture of our death to sin and our resurrection to the new life
“Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses” (Colossians 2:12–13).

E. Who may be baptized?
“And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God” (Acts 8:36–37).

According to the above passage, a person must be a believer with all his or her heart. This obviously precludes those who are too young to understand what it means to believe with all their heart. The answer then to the above question is that anyone who is able to understand what it means to be born again and in fact has been born again may be baptized. We can carry this one step further and say that all such persons ought to be baptized because it is God’s will for His people.