Baptist on identifying as Reformed. Does it depend on Baptism?
There is an unfair method of historical and theological systematization used by Baptist, to devalue Reformed sacaramentology; For the purpose of identifying as Reformed. There is simply no reason for any Baptist to want to be considered 'reformed'. Baptist were historical enemies of the Reformed (as seen explicitly in the literature), and the theological and ethical differences are not small. Typically, an easier way to demonstrate difference between the 2 schools was an appeal to infant baptism; due it's federal principals and relation to other theological loci and ecclesial points (the systematic method of grouping and handling doctrine like this is commented on by Shedd, a presbyterian, and seen in the temporal context of the reformation by Gerhard; particularly on the outset of commenting on new theological loci). The typical Baptist rebuttal is not to attempt to address the blatant denouncement, but to reduce the Reformed argument to mean that Infant Baptism is the s...