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Originally Posted by Bladestunner316  How does the baptist position view John the Baptist who was saved in the womb?
I ask this question as a credo-baptist admittedly with friendliness towards the peado position. |
Nathan,
John the Baptizer was an exceptionally different (not normal) exception. I think everyone here would agree with that.
From a credo position though the New Covenant child of God is in union with Christ. Confession is made unto salvation. We are children of Abraham because of our like faith in Christ. And Baptism signifies something that is a reality in our confession. Our lives are hid in Christ and we are in union with Christ because of a circumcision not made with hands (regeneration) buried with him in baptism risen with him
through the faith of the operation of God. If this is not true of our lives then we are dead in sin and our baptism is a lie. We also bear a false testimony and only heap upon ourselves more judgement.