[Dr. Eckleburg]

So no Calvinists have reprobate children?

That's for God to know. I trust Him when He says my children are covered by the blood of Christ.

That's more than enough for me.

I realize RCs need the incantations of men and magisteriums, the magical baptizing water and secret rituals to give them the assurance I've found in Scripture.

As God wills.

"For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call." -- Acts 2:39

[adiaireton8]

(#14,813): Dr. E: Calvinists, both infant baptizers and adult baptizers, "trust" their children to be among the elect because God has given us this assurance in Scripture...

(#14,819): A8: So no Calvinists have reprobate children?

(#14,824): Dr. E: That's for God to know.

First you say that God has given believing Calvinists the assurance in Scripture that their children are elect. But then you say that only God knows whether Calvinists have reprobate children. If only God knows whether Calvinists have reprobate children, then Calvinists can have no assurance that their children are elect. But if Calvinists can have assurance that their children are elect, then they must know that their children are not reprobate. So which is it?

-A8

[Risky-Riskerdo]

I realize RCs need the incantations of men and magisteriums, the magical baptizing water and secret rituals to give them the assurance I've found in Scripture.

Even then the smells and bells aren't enough, for the Roman Catholics cannot know for sure if they are in a state of grace or not, or whether their works are enough or not.

They may trust a priest's absolution after confession, but even that isn't a surety, for they know there are sins they have left unconfessed and not covered by penance.