Iconoclast
Puritan Board Junior
baptizing the elect
Rich,
In the same post you said this:
The problem for me is not so much in affirming the perfect nature of the New Covenant Church for those united to Christ. The WCF is actually stronger in its affirmation of benefits to the elect than the LBCF is. The problem is that Baptists err in believing they have figured out a way to identify the elect in a way that is not even hinted at in the Epistles. They acknowledge they're not baptizing the elect, and, when challenged, refer to the fact that profession is "most likely" the case. Asked for a Scriptural defense of such a claim and none is produced.
Baptists do baptize the elect. A person cannot believe the gospel unless he is elect which you state you agree with in this quote. We baptize believers who profess Christ yes. If non elect persons profess Christ and we do not find out about it by open sin needing church discipline, they will not get past the white throne judgment.
Nevertheless the elect do get baptized after they tell us what Christ has done for them.
Rich,
In the same post you said this:
The problem for me is not so much in affirming the perfect nature of the New Covenant Church for those united to Christ. The WCF is actually stronger in its affirmation of benefits to the elect than the LBCF is. The problem is that Baptists err in believing they have figured out a way to identify the elect in a way that is not even hinted at in the Epistles. They acknowledge they're not baptizing the elect, and, when challenged, refer to the fact that profession is "most likely" the case. Asked for a Scriptural defense of such a claim and none is produced.
Baptists do baptize the elect. A person cannot believe the gospel unless he is elect which you state you agree with in this quote. We baptize believers who profess Christ yes. If non elect persons profess Christ and we do not find out about it by open sin needing church discipline, they will not get past the white throne judgment.
Nevertheless the elect do get baptized after they tell us what Christ has done for them.