ion ▁of ▁the ▁past or ▁prepar ing ▁the ▁bapt ism al ▁candidate . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁bapt ism al ▁conf ession ▁in ▁the ▁Christian ▁church ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁mention ▁of ▁a ▁public ▁conf ession ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁ 1 ▁Tim othy ▁ 6 : 1 2 . ▁" F ight ▁the ▁good ▁fight ▁of ▁faith ; ▁take ▁hold ▁of ▁the ▁et ernal ▁life ▁to ▁which ▁you ▁were ▁called , ▁and ▁you ▁made ▁the ▁good ▁conf ession ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁many ▁witness es ." ▁The ▁practice ▁of ▁bapt ism al ▁conf ession ▁finds ▁its ▁historical ▁roots ▁in ▁the ▁cre eds ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁Church . ▁The ▁Apost les ▁Cre ed ▁provides ▁an ▁ancient ▁example ▁of ▁such ▁a ▁cre ed . ▁In ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁show ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁various ▁trad itions , ▁T ert ul li an ▁describes ▁the ▁bapt ism al ▁v ow ▁as ▁pract iced ▁in ▁his ▁day : ▁" When ▁we ▁are ▁going ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁water , ▁but ▁a ▁little ▁before , ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁and ▁under ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁the ▁president , ▁we ▁solemn ly ▁profess ▁that ▁we ▁dis own ▁the ▁devil , ▁and ▁his ▁pom p , ▁and ▁his ▁ang els ." ▁Public ▁conf ession ▁at ▁bapt ism ▁has ▁been ▁pract iced ▁throughout ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁Church . ▁Inf ant ▁bapt ism ▁often ▁included ▁another ▁person ▁v ow ing ▁for ▁the ▁infant ▁to ▁be ▁faithful ▁to ▁Christ . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁bapt ism al ▁v ow ▁in