Okay, I read the Covenant blog, which is written to address credos and Arminians, among others, and maybe that's what I needed. Covenant Theology 101. Let's see if I've got it right this time...

So if I were back in ancient Israel, and I got terrified because tomorrow we had to fight the Midianites, I could say; "Yes, but my husband is circumcised, and so are my sons. God has made a covenant with us. We are under His protection."

So Luther can say to the devil; "Yes, I'm a rotten sinner like anyone else, but I have been baptized; I belong to the Church where God has revealed His gracious intent to save sinners, you can't pull that one on me!"

Maybe...

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