No amount of washing with water, either young or old, would accomplish anything unless that water pointed to blood - the blood of Christ. The water applied to the body is a reminder of the blood of Christ sprinkled on our hearts.
A Biblical consideration of credobaptism (believers' baptism) and paedobaptism (infant baptism).
Four issues in water baptism: mode or means, formula or method, infant or believers' baptism, and how many baptisms there are in the New Testament.
Baptism as one of the five vital signs of spiritual life and five Biblical reasons for water baptism.