Federal Theology

Olevianus On The Covenant Of Works

by R. Scott Clark on January 19, 2016

This obedience of the Son was superior to all the justice of the Law. For Adam also, if he willed, could have remained in the righteousness of the Law. And to the degree that the curse was owed for every sin of . . . Continue reading →

Calvin: Adam Was In A Trial Of Obedience

by R. Scott Clark on January 18, 2016

We must, therefore, look deeper than sensual intemperance. The prohibition to touch the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil was a trial of obedience (obedientiae examen), that Adam, by observing it, might prove his willing submission to the command of God. . . . Continue reading →

Luther On The Covenant Of Works

by R. Scott Clark on January 17, 2016 | 2 Comments

Before Adam’s fall it was not necessary for him to have Christ, because he was righteous and without sin, just as the angels have no need of Christ. If Adam had not fallen, it would not have been necessary for Christ to . . . Continue reading →

Greg Looked Behind The Curtain: You Should Too

by R. Scott Clark on May 9, 2014 | 1 Comment

I’m not so sure the FV folk haven’t maintained unity between Moscow and Birmingham. The connections are still there….. So who is the Davenant Trust? Of the five board members two (Rick and Bradford (M.A., New Saint Andrews College) Littlejohn, father and . . . Continue reading →

How Did Christ Fulfill The Covenant Of Works As The Last Adam?

by R. Scott Clark on August 10, 2013 | 2 Comments

Ginger writes: …I have been trying to wrap my mind around the covenant of works given to Adam and how and if it was fulfilled by Christ, the last Adam. …How did Christ fulfill or abolish the covenant of works given to . . . Continue reading →

Olevianus On Moses As A Legal Covenant

by Heidelblog on July 26, 2013 | 3 Comments

For the [Mosiac] covenant was a legal covenant solemnly agreed, by which the people were obligated to present, by their own strength, perfect obedience to the Law (Matthew 22). Since the Law is the eternal rule of righteousness in the divine mind . . . Continue reading →

Perkins on the Two Covenants in Gal 4:24-25

by R. Scott Clark on December 28, 2012 | 2 Comments

(HT: Particular Voices) The two testaments are the Covenant of works and the Covenant of grace, one promising life eternal to him that does all things contained in the law; the other to him turns and believes in Christ. And it must . . . Continue reading →

By the Power of His Deity

by R. Scott Clark on July 20, 2010 | 31 Comments

Heidelberg Catechism Q. 17: 17. Why must he also be true God? That by the power of His Godhead He might bear in His manhood the burden of God’s wrath,1 and so obtain for 2 and restore to us righteousness and life.3 . . . Continue reading →

Tabletalk Takes on the New Perspective(s)

by R. Scott Clark on February 2, 2010 | 11 Comments

The latest issue of Tabletalk (Feb, 2010) devoted to answering the question: “What N.T. Wright Really Said” as it looks at the controversy surrounding N.T. Wright and the doctrine of justification. Tabletalk is a devotional magazine of substance featuring a remarkable array . . . Continue reading →

Something Weird in the Siouxlands

by R. Scott Clark on October 28, 2009 | 97 Comments

I’ve been trying to follow recent events in the Siouxlands Presbytery but I’m confused about what’s happening. I’m not expert in the Book of Church Order of the Presbyterian Church in America (and I’m not going to become so) so I assumed . . . Continue reading →

A Gentle Rebuke to Brother John (Updated)

by R. Scott Clark on June 26, 2009 | 181 Comments

UPDATE 12 October 2009 The remarks that follow highlight areas of significant disagreement so let me preface my remarks thus: I am thankful for the good work that John Piper has done. I’m most thankful for his clear and strong stand in . . . Continue reading →

Does Baptism "Save"?

by R. Scott Clark on April 16, 2009 | 21 Comments

Merrit asks this question: “Two friends and I have been talking about this verse (1 Peter 3:21) and passage for quite some time today. The more we seem to talk about it the more confused I seem to get about it.