Covenant of Works Archive

  • If We Deny the Covenant of Works

    If We Deny the Covenant of Works

    I truly believe that if one does not understand the Covenant of Works then one cannot fully understand the New Covenant. What was inaugurated on the cursed-side of Eden’s threshold was consummated at the Cross, all of which was necessary to fulfill the Covenant of...

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  • Is the Covenant of Works Still Binding?

    Is the Covenant of Works Still Binding?

    Recently I wrote a post about the history of Antinomianism. That post led to a debate that I had with one who claims to be a New Covenant Theologian. As you can read in the comments from that post and several that followed it, there...

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  • The Covenant of Works in Eden

    The Covenant of Works in Eden

    The Exegetical Basis of the Covenant of Works*From Genesis 1:1 running to Genesis 2:3, it is clear that the focus is to put man in context in God’s original created order. Man is distinct from the animal creation. Five times it is said that the...

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  • But the Word Covenant Is Not In the Creation Account

    But the Word Covenant Is Not In the Creation Account

    A covenant is a binding relationship with blessings and obligations. That is not a complete definition of the concept of “covenant”, but it stresses that a covenant is a special kind of binding relationship. And in a religious context, of course, it is a saving...

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