Is \"Reformed Baptist\" an oxymoron?
Now that I've got your attention...
I came to the Reformed Faith out of a Baptist background. Consequently, I was slow to accept covenant baptism. However, I finally did so, in part, because I could not answer the following question:
If regeneration is completely of God, then why does the sacramental sign of that grace depend upon an act of man? That is, "Believers' Baptism" requires something of me before I can be baptized. Why?
This is not an attempt to convert anyone. I truly just want to have a discussion on this issue.
Thank you,
Scott Shaw
[Edited on 11-2-2005 by slshaw]
[Edited on 11-2-2005 by slshaw]
Now that I've got your attention...
I came to the Reformed Faith out of a Baptist background. Consequently, I was slow to accept covenant baptism. However, I finally did so, in part, because I could not answer the following question:
If regeneration is completely of God, then why does the sacramental sign of that grace depend upon an act of man? That is, "Believers' Baptism" requires something of me before I can be baptized. Why?
This is not an attempt to convert anyone. I truly just want to have a discussion on this issue.
Thank you,
Scott Shaw
[Edited on 11-2-2005 by slshaw]
[Edited on 11-2-2005 by slshaw]