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My understanding of the Lutheran position is that baptized children reach an unspecific age or level of maturity where they lose their "covenant child status" and thereafter "maintain" their salvation by continuing in the church and receiving regular absolution there. That sounds identical to Sproul Jr's position.

And Boanerges replies:

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Really and where did you learn this? Now I admit that its been years since I've been in a Lutheran Church and the catechism is but a dim memory until I pick up Luther's shorter sitting here on my book shelf but that statement is contrary to what I was taught.

At the LCS website, following the links to their doctrinal statements (particularly the one on baptism). Also I took the Confessing Evangelicals' word for it when they made the same assersion here.

But I have never been a Lutheran and I don't know what changes the LCMS has undergone since you were there. What I should have written was only that Sproul Jr's position seems very similar to what I think the Lutheran position is. Which actually leads to a whole 'nother question:

Why don't Sproul Jr and some of these NPP guys seek ordination in the Lutheran church (if I'm right about their theology) instead of trying to remain in the Reformed and Presbyterian community and running against the grain? Especially since many of the public teachings go against R&P doctrine.

Sorry if I goofed,
Robin