Thanks for the post. Since it is fairly lengthy I will respond to a single point at a time. I'll start with the final conclusion. Here are some other threads where this has been discussed fairly recently, Visible/Invisible Church, Some covenant understandings, Covenant Continuity, and argument from languages for family inclusion, OIKOS, a dilemma of exclusion, command to exclude children?, and a thread that was closed but a good question, Who Departed.

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7 NT Baptism is not a continuation of Circumcision, but a new ordinance for believers. It is neither the sign nor the seal of the New Covenant. The seal of the New Covenant is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit (Eph1:13, 4:30).

I take issue with believers baptism. Since we cannot guarantee only true believers are baptized, I prefer professors baptism. How does the baptist overcome this?

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The London Confession of Baptist Faith, Chapter XXIX
Of Baptism;
II. Those who do actually profess repentance towards God, faith in, and obedience to, our Lord Jesus Christ, are the only proper subjects of this ordinance.[4]

emphasis mine

This begs another question, Credible Profession?.


God bless,

william

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