>-----Original Message-----
>From: James W. Allen [mailto:jallen@...]
>Sent: Thursday, 22 April 2004 10:46 PM
>To: soundofgrace@...
>Subject: Re: [soundofgrace] Covenant theology and baptism
>
>Hello, Jeff. You asked: "Is believer's baptism possible within the
covenant
>theology framework?"
>
>I would suggest, Jeff, that your question would be better posed to a
>"covenant theology" List rather than to an NCT list. I know that the
issue
>has been frequently debated on the Reformed Baptist Discussion List,
for
>example.
>
>>From my perspective, I see no weakness in the Baptist position within
CT.
>Even under CT's basic concepts, there is no sound scriptural basis for
>paedobaptism. Nothing in CT demands that infants be baptized.
>
>In other words, although paedobaptism is consistent with CT concepts,
it is
>not mandated by them.
>


[Jeff comments]
Jim, I am just wondering why they cling so tenaciously to so tenaciously
to the infant baptism position when as you say there is no mandate for
it. I am just wondering whether to reject that position would mean that
they would have to reject pretty much *all* of their distinctive
covenant theology.

You seem to think not.

God bless,
Jeff