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Originally Posted by Daniel Ritchie  That is presumptive regeneration; other Presbyterians do not hold such a position. The balanced Presbyterian view is that we expect covenant children - through diligent use of the means of grace - to keep the way of the Lord, however, we do not presume anything. The child is to be warned of the dangers of covenant breaking, and urged to embrace Christ as He is freely offered in the gospel. |
That would be much more biblical, in that model. The problem, then, though, is that there is really no difference between the presbys and bapties other than a lack of obedience based on the method of baptism based on the model of scripture.
From that standpoint, I would think one would want to use a hermeneutic similar to the regulative principle, right? Can you tell me what the differences are between those methods of hermeneutics and help me to understand why each side uses a different approach when examining covenantal elements? (honestly, trying to learn)