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1 | Babies in heaven when they die? | Bible general Archive 1 | orthodoxy | 5930 | ||
That isn't exactly it. God regenerates elect infants, whoever they may be. Christian parents have a right to expect the salvation of their children while unbelieving parents do not. This does not mean that God saves no children of unbelieving parents, only that they have no right to expect it. You are correct in saying that the WCF is not canon. No one believes that. I myself take issue with it on several points (six day creation, the immortality of the soul, Scripture as the source of all knowledge), and recognize that it is not a perfect document. I simply believe that it is one of the best, completest crystallizations of correct, Biblical doctrine. It's nothing more than that. If you'd prefer the Belgic Confession, the Second Helvitic Confession, the French Confession, the Canons of Dordt, the Heidelburg Catechism, or some other Reformed confession, I can gladly go there for support. I can even do better than that. Read the Canons of Council of Orange from 529 AD, written against the damnable heretic Pelagius. Beautiful, except for the last paragraph. |
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2 | Babies in heaven when they die? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5965 | ||
orthodoxy, please DON'T burden this forum with any more citations from Reformed confessions; it is my considered opinion that we have seen quite enough. There are more things in heaven and earth, orthodoxy, than are dreamt of in your confessions. The last time I noticed the name of this web site is Study Bible Forum, not Study Reformed Confessions Forum. --Hank | ||||||
3 | Babies in heaven when they die? | Bible general Archive 1 | orthodoxy | 5967 | ||
I seem to have touched a nerve. What do you have against confessional theology anyway? The fact that there is, oh, some kind of standard for what you are allowed to believe? If you will not mine the riches in your own tradition, so be it. But don't expect me to impoverish myself of the wisdom of saints gone before. I will make reference to historic creeds as I see fit, and I encourage you to do the same. You may cut yourself off from the past if you wish; such is nothing of my concern. But let it never be said of me. |
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4 | Babies in heaven when they die? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5978 | ||
orthodoxy, I won't quibble further about your position on creeds and confessions. You have your convictions and I mine. Regarding your reference to my cutting myself off from the wisdom of the past, I assure you I do not. On the other hand, I hope I shall never attempt to justify my position on Biblical issues by quoting confessions, Reformed or otherwise. They were, all of them, written by men whose vision at best was finite, whose light at most was limited, and whose righteous deeds are like a filthy garment (Isaiah 64:6). If confessions are the essence of truth, why must they be revised, rehashed, rewritten from time to time? I won't expect you to "impoverish" yourself of the wisdom of the saints gone before as reflected in the creeds that they left behind. Neither expect me to impoverish myself of the wisdom of Scripture by devoting much time to the study of creeds. With that, I sign off to any more discussion of this matter. I wish you well in your studies at Covenant College. Your part of the world is quite well known to me. I am a native Chattanoogan and lived there 33 years. I am now 66, so that represents half my life thus far that I lived in the Scenic Center of the South. May God richly bless you all your days. --Hank | ||||||