Covenant of Grace

Heidelcast 44: What’s New About The New Covenant? (Pt 1)

by on October 13, 2013 | 3 Comments
Heidelcast

We speak often about the old and new covenants or Old and New Testaments but what are they and especially what is the Old Testament or the old covenant? What is the relationship between the Old and New Testaments and what is . . . Continue reading →

Baptism, Election, And The Covenant Of Grace Available

by on September 4, 2013

After a summer re-model, the seminary bookstore is back online, which makes it again possible to order copies of Baptism, Election, and the Covenant of Grace more easily. Click on the image for your copy. It’s $1.50 plus shipping. You can also . . . Continue reading →

Covenant Theology Is Not Replacement Theology

by on August 21, 2013 | 83 Comments

Recently I had a question asking whether “covenant theology” is so-called “replacement theology.” Those dispensational critics of Reformed covenant theology who accuse it of teaching that the New Covenant church has “replaced” Israel do not understand historic Reformed covenant theology. They are imputing . . . Continue reading →

Is Covenant Theology “Narrow”?

by on August 13, 2013 | 15 Comments

William Evans has responded to my critique. In reply I want to ponder what he means by “extrinsic covenantalism” and to try to achieve a measure of clarity by defining our terms. “extrinsic covenantalism” is is new terminology for me. His paradigm . . . Continue reading →

Should Reformed Theology Move Beyond Covenant Theology?

by on August 12, 2013 | 20 Comments

I. SUMMARY In a post (HT: Aquila Report) dated Friday 9 August, Bill Evans raises the question whether there is in Reformed theology what he calls “pervasive covenantalism” or an over emphasis or imbalanced emphasis in Reformed theology on covenant. He points to . . . Continue reading →

More Questions From Ginger: Why Is Republication So Controversial?

by on August 12, 2013 | 8 Comments

As a follow-on to the post on the covenant of works, Ginger asks, You said: “Several have said that their status as a national people and their tenure in the land was affected by their obedience or disobedience. This view, however, has . . . Continue reading →

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

by 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 →

What About Noah and Covenant Theology?

by on August 2, 2013 | 18 Comments

Taylor asks the question on the PB. My reply below: There are resources on covenant theology here. I would especially encourage you to read this collection of quotations from older writers on CT. There is a brief history here. My own views . . . Continue reading →

What Is The Substance Of The Covenant Of Grace?

by on July 31, 2013 | 4 Comments

For most of 2,000 years the Christian church was universally agreed that there is one way of salvation, that the history of redemption was essentially unified. In the post-apostolic church this consensus began to develop very early in the 2nd century in . . . Continue reading →

Is There A Covenant Of Grace?

by on July 29, 2013 | 13 Comments

It’s not unusual for evangelicals, which movements have been heavily influenced by  Anabaptist theology, piety, and practice since the early 19th century. In that case we would not expect them to be aware of the categories “covenant of works” and “covenant of . . . Continue reading →

Audio: Covenant Curses and Covenant Blessings

by on June 18, 2013 | 2 Comments

Here’s a recent sermon preached in my home congregation, the Escondido United Reformed Church, on Hebrews 6:4–20: Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and . . . Continue reading →

Office Hours—Sacred Bond: Covenant Theology Explored

by on March 18, 2013 | 3 Comments

Too often, the way covenant theology is presented, it seems too complicated to understand or explain to others. It doesn’t have to be that way and it isn’t in this interview with Zach Keele and Mike Brown, authors of a new introduction . . . Continue reading →

HB Classic: Three Ways of Relating to the One Covenant of Grace

by on January 7, 2013 | 2 Comments

[This post was first published in 2007 on the HB and is republished in response to some recent comments here] Sometime back the question was raised: We know that there are at least two categories of people within Scripture, the elect, and . . . Continue reading →