Friday, May 13, 2011

Calm Ocean And A Roaring Hurricane 1

As fate would have it, the fate of my birth and up-bringing, I have a more than passing interest in both Covenant Theology and Dispensational Theology. This is my view of Covenant Theology.

Romans 8
29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

Covenant Theology, of course, is a theological framework based on the covenants of redemption, works and grace. It is also based on the Analogy Of Faith. And it includes the doctrines of Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace and Perseverance of the Saints.

My personal view is this:  Covenant Theology is a peaceful ocean on a warm, late summer day. All the pieces of the universe fit. The world is timeless, ruled by God's sovereign grace. Everything is connected, reconciled to the saving grace of Jesus Christ. We see the timeless powerful Jesus Christ in each passage of the Old Testament, echoing throughout the New Testament. All is well. Jesus, in all his majesty, reigns.

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