Rev. Petter’s Reply

In the Concordia issue of March 15, 1951, the undersigned addressed the following question to the Rev. Petter, and I quote; "Is baptism the sign and seal of a conditional promise, of a promise which will presently be held before them with its accompanying command and threat? or, is baptism the sign and seal of the promise which is theirs because of divine election, particular atonement, and the Spirit of regeneration? I can restate my questions as follows: Do we baptize our children because the...