Lee Irons posted some wonderful excerpts from 19th-century Scottish minister John Colquhoun’s "A Treatise on the Law and the Gospel." His first quote from pp. 55-56 presents an excellent summary of covenant theology: The violated covenant of works [in Adam]… was not, and could not be, made or renewed with the Israelites at Sinai; for […]
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“Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied.” (Lk. 6:20-21a, NIV) “But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort. Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry.” (Lk.
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One of my favorite books. Two of the things that have really helped me grow up spiritually in the last few years have been coming to an understanding of covenant theology as a framework for interpreting the Old Testament, and a right understanding of the relationship of Law and Gospel. Before I discuss matters of