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Do you think God is influenced to give the unregenerate earthly blessings by virtue of their hypocritical baptism, their false prayers, stopping of their ears to the preaching of the Word, and their false works? The Unregenerate should expect no earthly blessings from the Lord. They abide in eternal wrath and damnation.
Uhmm, who said the LORD was influenced by anyone’s works for salvation? However, since you believe in a horrible despot who denies His very nature and ONLY hates and despises everyone and ALWAYS, without exception, pours out hatred and despite toward an unelect creation He made and NEVER, without exception, pours out love, mercy, and grace, I can see why everyone is so excited about becoming a Lutheran. While the unregenerate don’t even seek God, God does indeed pour out Common Grace. Their very existence is a testimony to this. Of course, like other subjects this is one you have not studied yet and thus your comments.

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Only when the Unregenerate despair of their work of baptism, the sinner's prayer, their ability to open their ears to preaching, and all of their works to fulfill your supposed covenant are they prepared to receive grace and earthly blessings from the Lord.
Speartus, first it is not my covenant it is God’s that you are making a mockery of. Second, as already stated the Reformed view of the Covenant does not include works for salvation. Being a member of the Covenant does NOT mean one is saved, it merely means that one is in a certain relationship with God that has in it both cursing and blessings. Anyone, including Lutherans, who rest on Baptism, or any other work or device for salvation, save Christ alone, is NOT saved. You are STILL confusing membership in the covenant to be the same as salvation. This is not correct. How much of CT have you ever studied?

PS: the unregenerate DO NOT prepare to receive grace for salvation, that is Arminianism—again! The unregenerate are BORN AGAIN (regenerated by the Holy Spirit) and then they are prepared to DO the good works God prepared for them since the beginning of the world to DO!


Reformed and Always Reforming,