04-The Link between 'A Gospel Church' and Infant Baptism

In this chapter, I want to show that the concepts of 'a gospel
church' and infant baptism are hand in glove.
A major plank in the platform – the theology – upon which
'a gospel church' and its link with infant baptism stands is
the covenant theologian's claim that the old and new
covenants are in essence one and the same, and that these
two covenants are nothing more than different
administrations of one covenant of grace. As a direct
consequence, covenant theologians go on to claim that Israel
in the old covenant, and the church – the ekklēsia – in the
new covenant, form one continuous body. To distinguish the
ekklēsia from Israel, they invent a title for it: 'the gospel
church'.