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Originally Posted by reformedman  So the idea that credo would lead you to think that it was somewhat dispensationalist sort of caught me by surprise a little and shocked me to think that you didn't see it more in the paedo brethren. |
The sign itself is of positive commandment, and therefore changeable. The principle of including children in the covenant is moral, and therefore unchangeable. The paedobaptist maintains the substance of the covenant is the same, and accordingly speaks of one covenant of grace. The antipaedobaptist insists that the substance of the covenant has changed, so that he is obliged to speak of different covenants. Clearly, then, the position which approaches the dispensationalist is the antipaedobaptist.