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Originally Posted by PuritanCovenanter  You are usually more gracious than you have been in this thread Rev. Winzer. I don't believe that Bill Brown is a Baptist in Crisis. And I think your accusation here is a little strawy. |
Friend, it was a play on words given his previous username; nothing malicious in it; Bill seems to have understood.
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Originally Posted by PuritanCovenanter When do you allow children to partake of the Lord's Table? Are you barring infants from communion with God at an early age because of discernment? Repentance and faith is a notable prerequisite. Confession is unto salvation the word of God says. Discernment of the Lords work and what an individual is doing is a biggy. Examining ones self is a big one.
You wouldn't allow just anyone to partake of the Lord's table. And by the way, Covenant Children are defined in the New Covenant. They are Children of Christ by a new birth. He is the New Covenant Head and seed as promised to Abraham. |
The Lord Jesus Christ as the head of the church has instituted
two sacraments. One which is receptive (be baptised), the other which is active (eat and drink). The first requires the capability to receive grace, whilst the other requires the exercise of grace. Given this clearcut distinction as taught in holy Scripture, the antipaedobaptist insistence on making one set of requirements to govern both sacraments is obviously unbiblical.