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title: 'Baptism and the Benefits of Christ: The Double Mode of Communion in the Covenant of Grace'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Scott Clark'
date: 2006-01-01
collection: 'Confessional Presbyterian Journal'
subcollection: 'Issue 2 (2006)'
topics:
- 'Sacraments'
- 'Soteriology'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 2'
- 'John 15'
- 'Deuteronomy 10'
url: https://confessional.org/journal/issue-2/clark-2006-baptism-and-the-benefits-of-christ-the-double-mode-of-communion-in-the-covenant-of-grace
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# Baptism and the Benefits of Christ: The Double Mode of Communion in the Covenant of Grace

Defends the Reformed inward/outward covenant distinction and argues baptism signifies but does not guarantee Christ’s saving benefits; a critique of the Federal Vision.

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