Regarding first - century Christians, historian Augustus Neander states in his book General History of the Christian Religion and Church: “Baptism was administered at first only to adults, as men were accustomed to conceive baptism and faith as strictly connected. ”
येशूच्या काळात काही लोकांनी स्वार्थी इच्छांना व कौटुंबिक बंधनांना येशूचे शिष्य बनण्याच्या मार्गात अडथळा बनू दिले.