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Baptism does not confer this election, like the RCC teaches. Instead, baptism is an acknowledgment of this election.

I don't disagree.

But I don't understand reformed Baptists insisting on adult baptism when they correctly believe their salvation by God predates their public declaration of faith and that God's election of them is the very reason for their faith in the first place.

I am not insisting on adult Baptism if we are recognizing it is an ordinance and the saving Grace of God is not infused in the process. If it is being stated that the Holy Spirit is indwelling non believers because of the actions of a pastor/priest I am saying it is wrong.

The role of Baptism in Scripture is following Faith and is a public declaration of being a Christian. If infants are being baptized as a public declaration of their being raised in a Christian home, being the member of a Christian church I don't believe it is contradictory.

However, if the act of Baptism is claimed to infuse the Grace of God into a non believer I'm saying that is not consistent with Scripture.

388 posted on 02/29/2008 1:15:53 PM PST by wmfights (Believe - THE GOSPEL - and be saved)
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To: wmfights

IMHO, baptism needs to be followed by bringing the child up in the nurture and the admonitions of the Lord. If this doesn’t happen, how can the child be filled with the HS? The child will probably not grow up to know God so the Spirit of God doesn’t dwell in him or her. A baby doesn’t know anything about God and if parents don’t teach this child, or bring him/her to church, then what?


415 posted on 02/29/2008 2:34:41 PM PST by Marysecretary (GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL.)
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