We cannot take direct hold of Christ himself in a physical sense because he is bodily in heaven. We are not directly surrounded by his physical kingdom in the new creation yet, even though he reigns in heaven. So, his promises must be given to his people by some means. He has appointed word, sacraments, and prayer as those means. Certainly, we receive Christ by faith as the internal administration. Still, the outward means of the external administration communicate those promises so that we can believe in Christ and thereby receive him.”
Harrison Perkins | Reformed Covenant Theology: A Systematic Introduction (Lexham Press/Baker Books, 2024), 282 (HT: Carl Gobelman).
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Harrison Perkins
Harrison Perkins (PhD, Queen’s University Belfast; MDiv, Westminster Seminary California) is pastor of Oakland Hills Community Church (OPC), a member of the of the Heidelberg Reformation Association, a Senior Research Fellow at the Craig Center for the Study of the Westminster Standards, associate online instructor in church history at Westminster Theological Seminary, a visiting lecturer in systematic theology at Edinburgh Theological Seminary, and author of Reformed Covenant Theology: A Systematic Introduction. You can read more from him at Pastor Perks.
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