Pilgrim said:
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Spoken like a true Baptist! We realize that everyone who is baptized in a Baptist church is saved, especially if they make an outward profession of faith. But in non-Credo Baptist churches, this is not assumed; with the exception of those holding to hyper-covenantalism, NPP, FV, and other non-orthodox views. We accept one's profession when it is tested by the Elders (hopefully they are also reliable in their discernment) and by the life lived. But we cannot "know" they are saved just because they have been baptized.

First of all, thank you for the compliment, since I am a Baptist.
However, your second comment is (unless my understanding of Baptist doctrine is wrong) in error.
No Baptist that I am aware of assumes that someone should be baptized without first being tested by the elders.
Although no one can know with absolute certainty that a baptismal candidate is saved even after they have been tested, hopefully elders can be trusted.
However, what I was referring to when I used that statement is obviously Philip believed the eunuch was saved.

As an aside, I realize that you being a paedo and me a credo, we are not going to agree on everything. But, I refuse to get into a debate over this matter with you.
Whether I am right or wrong about Credo-baptism, I don't think that it would be wise of me to get into it with someone who obviously knows theology a lot better than me.

Pilgrim said:
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Call me "suspicious", aka: a genuine, bona fide Calvinist who believes whole-heartedly in the doctrine of total depravity and in the deception of the Evil One, but I would never authorize the baptism of anyone, Muslim, Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist (especially THOSE ) or a person off the street professing faith in Christ without FIRST having the individual(s) submit to a serious examination of that professed faith. And, I'm not referring to someone asking the person if they read the prayer on the back of the "Four Spiritual Laws" tract which a stranger handed them in a parking lot.


<img src="/forum/images/graemlins/scratch1.gif" alt="" /> I am scratching my head, trying to think about why you think based on what I said, that I believe he shouldn't be examined. Did I not say:
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It might be best to make certain he understands that issue, clearly before being baptized.



Tom