Speratus would not be " a Christian Lutheran" if he did not believe in baptismal regeneration.
Lutherans see Baptism as mostly "Gospel". Gods (grace) His underserved love for us the sinner. uniting us with Christ death and reserection.Baptism is not a merit we sinner's achieve . Baptism we believe is the Holy spirit's work.
an example would be
the passage Faith comes through hearing the message.Roman's 10:17 does not mean we come to faith by the pastors work of telling us that message . No it is the holy spirit that bring's us to faith through "his own message" Of our sin and our savior Jesus.. the pastor is only doing as God commanded to tell people about Jesus.

Same with baptism it is not our pastor's who bring us to faith in baptism . again it is the holy spirit that work's through Gods own sacrament of holy baptism that causes regeneration.

Its all what Lutheran's refer to as "Divine Monogism".
God alone bring's people to faith through Gods own chosen mean's

Last edited by packsaddle; Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:49 PM.
Chief of sinner's though I be, Jesus still died for me.