Pilgrim
I am not familiar with "the covenant of particular election". Could you explain what this is and where in the Scriptures it is taught?
I used
particular to emphasize particular redempion.
These verses refer to the elect.
Genesis 17:7 ¶ And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an
everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
Acts 2;39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Secondly, I do not see how you can say on the one hand that you aren't "presuming their salvation", which would mean you are presuming their non-salvation, . . .
You can not know one way or the other but they with eventually manifest what seed they are by their fruits
Thirdly, it would appear that you have some aversion to believing that children of believers are heathen. Why is that? . . .
You said:
Quote Thus, again, it seems to me that ALL children are born spiritually dead, are under the wrath of God and need to hear the Gospel
Thus, again, it seems to me that ALL children are born spiritually dead, are under the wrath of God and need to hear the Gospel
Does not God elect infants and convert young children? Are not God's promises of faith and santification, God's work of salvation? God also commands that they repent, obey, believe and the elect seed does so from a new heart.
William
