“… and Thy House”
Rev. Angus Stewart expounds Acts 16:31 to argue that God's promise of salvation extends not only to believing heads of households but to their elect children as well, grounding this in covenant theology and God's election. The article connects this promise to the covenantal structure of God's family nature and applies it encouragingly to believing parents as an assurance regarding their children's salvation in God's sovereign purpose.
Rev. Angus Stewart Many cite Acts 16:31: “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved,” as if this was all that Paul said to the Philippian jailor. However, the promise of the gospel in Acts 16:31 is not only that God will save believing heads of households (such as the Philippian jailor) but that He will also save their families: “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” This is the bit that is so often left out. But what does it mean that God...