Lane,
Thank you for your reply to my post concerning Acts 2;
you said this;
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Acts 2: 38-39 cannot be talking about the promise of Psalm 16. This is for two reasons. 1. The quotation from Psalm 110 intervenes between the quotation of Psalm 16 and vv. 38-39. 2. Nothing in Psalm 16 mentions the promise of the Holy Spirit. The language of the promise is linked to the call of the Lord in verse 39.
The language of call belongs to the Abrahamic covenant. He is addressing Jews, and talking about Gentiles, which is vitally important to the Abrahamic promise (through you all nations shall be blessed). Jews steeped in their OT would not have failed to understand that Peter was making the claim that the Abrahamic covenant is fulfilled in Christ. The church is the fulfillment of the Abrahamic promise. The entire scope of the covenant has broadened from just Jew to now Jew plus Gentile. If that is the case, and the covenant is now founded on greater promises, then how in the world can we say that the privileges of children are less than they are in the OT?
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Lane,
with your second paragraph, especially as this important theme is a thread that is behind many NT. portions.
I do not agree that because Psalm 2, or psalm 110 language is also added to the mix, that this in any way changes the use of Psalm 16 speaking of Christ being raised by the Spirit.
Psalm 16 does not mention the Spirit directly, but Peter does Acts2:24,33
The promise of the Father of Acts 1:4, finds fulfillment here-as well as Acts 11:15-16
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14Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.
15And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
16Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
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Interesting that in reference to the household being saved, he says
"who shall tell thee words" whereby thou and "thy household shall be saved"
This is why I believe the reformed baptist position addresses biblically the important area of household's. The reality of the promise as an
actual reality happens in this way.
In the case of elect infants dying in infancy, or mentally defective persons God in His mercy does right at all times with each of these persons.
Psalm 110/Mel-priesthood/ kingly reign Psalm 2 are added to show how all scripture points to our Lord. These do not negate the reality of the promise which the Lord had beagn to instruct them on in John 14, 15, 16
