Are infants also to be baptized?

Heidelberg Catechism

Question 74. Are infants also to be baptized?

Answer. Yes, for since they, as well as their parents, belong to the covenant and people of God,[1] and through the blood of Christ[2] both redemption from sin and the Holy Spirit, who works faith, are promised to them no less than to their parents,[3] they are also by Baptism, as a sign of the covenant, to be ingrafted into the Christian Church, and distinguished from the children of unbelievers,[4] as was done in the Old Testament by circumcision,[5] in place of which in the New Testament Baptism is appointed.[6]

[1] Gen 17:7; [2] Mt 19:14; [3] Ps 22:10; Isa 44:1-3; Lk 1:14-15; Acts 2:38-39, 16:31; [4] Acts 10:47; 1 Cor 7:14; [5] Gen 17:9-14; [6] Col 2:11-13

Note: Although the authors of the Heidelberg Catechism held to the teaching of infant baptism, not all Christians have agreed on this practice. For free information about baptism (e.g., believers versus infant baptism, and more), visit here. Visit here for books that argue for infant baptism or believers (or credo) baptism. I am convinced that credo baptism is more in agreement with Scripture than infant baptism. While I disagree with the Heidelberg Catechism at this point, I still think the catechism is a very useful teaching tool.