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Originally Posted by elnwood  And he also says that elders are to baptize the elect "to the best of their ability" (18:40, Pt. 1). White makes it very clear that a profession of faith does not guarantee election (19:05).
Everybody knows White doesn't teach that a profession guarantees election. So why misrepresent him like that? It may be acceptable in politics to take a quotation and present it such that it appears that a person is saying something that he does not really mean, but I do not think that this is acceptable for a Christian to do. |
First of all, I did reiterate the statement w/ more accuracy earlier in the thread after I made it. Did you read the thread in it's entirety before making your judgement?
Here's what I said:
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| Accurately, he says: "How do we know who the elect are today? By their profession of faith. We have no greater means".
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I agree w/ White here. We have no greater means.