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. ”
(‏ اَعمال ۸ :‏ ۱۲‏ )‏ آوگوستوس نِآندِر تاریخ‌نویس در کتاب خود به نام « تاریخ دین مسیحی و کلیسا » (‏ آلما .‏ )‏