1. The necessity of salvation for infants. The universal guilt of mankind through Adam's fall as the covenant head, necessitates salvation from its sin and guilt. 2. God can save infants through Christ. The salvation of God is through the operation of the Spirit renewing the heart and will. God can therefore renew the heart of any human being at any stage of development. Luke 1:13-15; 43, 44. 3. The regeneration of infants who live to adulthood. Regeneration in childhood is something we should look for and expect in covenant children being brought up under the vital influence of God’s truth and gospel. There are infants in the kingdom of God, both with respect to the inward reality and the outward form. This is one argument for the administration of infant baptism. 4. The salvation of infants dying in infancy. i) There are no scriptural grounds for believing all infants dying in infancy are saved. No specific basis of hope apart from God’s covenant. ii) The covenant of grace provides grounds of assurance concerning the children of believer’s dying in infancy. The various views of the covenant examined: - the Baptist view of the covenant - the exclusively unconditional view - the conditional and unconditional view. Only this view of the covenant of grace allows for a certain persuasion because it rests upon a specific promise, which can therefore help to console bereaved believing parents.
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“ A needed clarification! ” Excellent material which clarifies an issue that is extremely confusing in today's Christian world. In fact, I just heard a very well-known radio preacher making a confusing mess of this issue in trying to explain it. He did not do a good job because his theology was Arminian in nature, and he got mixed up. This sermon explains the theological issues clearly and uses scriptural support. Unfortunately this is 71 minutes, but don't despair because the first 20 minutes really get to the point, and if you can't listen to the whole thing the first part will help you understand what the Bible says.
