“There are but two developed systems in the world that claim with any show of probability to be purely Biblical. These systems are the Lutheran and the Calvinistic. They possess a common basis in their recognition of the same rule of faith; their profession of the Old Catholic faith as set forth in the three General Creeds; in their acknowledgment of the doctrine of justification by faith and of its great associated doctrines; and they have vast interests, great stakes, mighty bonds of sympathy in common. No two bodies of Christians have more reason for thoroughly understanding each other than Calvinists and Lutherans have, and no two parts of Christendom are closer together in some vital respects than consistent Calvinism and consistent Lutheranism. It is well worth their while to compare views.” — Charles Porterfield Krauth.

Level of Difficulty: Intermediate: Some subject matter knowledge helpful.

Book Contents

• About The Lutheran Library
• Contents
• Preface by Lutheran Librarian
• 1 Infants, Infant Baptism, and Infant Salvation In The Calvinistic System
• 2 The Westminster Confession And Elect Infants
• 3 How Are Confessions To Be Interpreted?
• 4 The Salvation Of Infants Dependent On Absolute Personal Election
• 5 Infants Elect And Reprobate
• 6 Infants Worthy Of Perdition
• 7 Actual Perdition Of Infants According To Calvinism
• 8 Presumption And Assurance In Regard To Infants
• 9 The Election of Children and their Death
• 10 Hereditary Rights Of Infants
• 11 Hereditary Exemption From The Common Lot
• 12 Judaizing View
• 13 Cutting Off Of Infants From The Covenant
• 14 Elect Parents And Elect Infants
• 15 A Pious Fiction
• 16 Reserve
• 17 Baptism And Anabaptism
• 18 Grace Before Baptism.
• 19 Baptism Without Objective Force
• 20 Definition Of Baptism
• 21 Baptism Of Non-elect Infants
• 22 Infants Outside Of The Church
• 23 Calvinism And Anabaptism
• 24 Children Of Unbelievers – Reprobate Infants
• 25 The Secret Impediment
• 26 Non-elect Infants Have No Right To Baptism
• 27 Calvinism Without A Logical Argument Against Anabaptism
• 28 The Means Of Grace In Their Relation To Infants
• 29 Calvinistic Doctrine Of The Church In Its Bearing On Infant Salvation
• 30 Calvinism And Romanism On Infant Salvation
• 31 Calvinism And Pelagianism
  • Calvin Against Servetus
• 32 Calvinism And Arminianism, On The Election And Reprobation Of Infants, And The Insane
  • Castalio, The Forerunner Of Arminianism
  • The Contra-Remonstrant (Calvinistic) Response. 1611.
• 33 The Synod Of Dort
  • The Synod Of Dort On The Baptism Of Pagan Infants
• 34 Severity Of The Calvinistic Spirit
• 35 The Confession And Apology Of The Arminians And The Calvinistic Censure
• 36 The Great Calvinistic Divines Against The Arminians
  • The Deaf and Dumb and Insane.
  • Molinaeus Against The Arminians
  • Burmann Against The Arminians
  • Guertler, Against The Arminians
• 37 The Arminians Against The Calvinists
• 38 The Westminster Assembly (1643–45)
• 39 Attempts At Mitigation Of The Calvinistic Doctrine Of Infant Damnation – (1) Limbus Infantum
• 40 (2) Infant Annihilation
• 41 (3) Mediating Tendency
• 42 (4) Lutheranizing Tendency
• 43 (5) Reformed Liturgies
• 44 Conclusion
• Outline And General Estimate Of Dr. Hodge’s Systematic Theology
• Copyright Notice

Publication Information

• Lutheran Library edition first published: 2017-09-10
• Updated: v6.2021-04-13
• Copyright: CC BY 4.0