Monday, September 19, 2011

Baptismal Regeneration

Here is part of Calvin's treatment of John 3:

It is true that, by neglecting baptism, we are excluded from salvation; and in this sense I acknowledge that it is necessary; but it is absurd to speak of the hope of salvation as confined to the sign.

This is shocking to me.  I assume that because many statements regarding infant baptism come so close to saying this anyway, it is not so shocking for the reformed church.

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