Ken,
You said,
“I am asking a simple question. Does the Presbyterian believe that, because we should not doubt the salvation of infants of believing parents who die in infancy, that we should in turn expect the salvation of said infants?....I don't understand why I can't just get a simple 'yes' or 'no'.”
In Post #96 I said,
“The middle ground between doubt and expectation is hope. Not a ‘sure’ hope, but a godly hope nonetheless. It is a hope built on trust in His goodness, and covenant faithfulness.”
Myself, I don’t
expect election, as in I
assume it will be; rather, I hope, and I pray. So my answer is a simple “no”. I am
still hoping, and praying – for the infant in question is now 35 years old, and the profession of faith, and the life, are not such that I would say warrant an assurance of election in my mind (prayer solicited for this precious woman, friends!). And I will continue to hope, and to pray, while I have breath, and she does.