The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum TWO Covenants!

Ben,

I will admit right up front that I am more than a little confused by what you copy/pasted, i.e., the article by the author who is now deceased. I'm not sure what his point was and I'm assuming yours is? <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/scratch1.gif" alt="" />

First of all, though there are several ancillary covenants, the Bible does only know of two main covenants; the Covenant of Works, e.g., that first made with Adam before the Fall and again iterated at Sinai. And, secondly, the Covenant of Grace which was established again with Adam and his spiritual posterity after the Fall and iterated by and in Christ.

The moral law is both part and parcel of man's creation which the conscience bears witness, summarized at Sinai in the Ten Commandments, lived out perfectly in the life of Christ and finally that which becomes a believer's guide to righteousness; i.e., living as Christ did in conformity to it so as to please the Father. As repentance of sin and faith in Christ leads to justification, so keeping the law for a believer leads to sanctification.

For more on the perpetuity and validity of the law to the believer see the articles found here: Praxis - The Doctrine of the Christian Life.

In His grace,