The Covenant of Grace-Law-Faith-Obedience: Rushdoony’s Rejection of the Westminster Standards’ Covenant Theology

This morning I was doing some reading on covenant theology. Although I'm not a big fan of R. J. Rushdoony, I took the time to read parts of his view of covenant theology found in chapter seven of his Systematic Theology (vol. 1). First of all, he is very critical towards and firmly rejects the …

Gospel Promises and Perseverance (Owen)

 One of John Owen's many volumes is called "The Doctrine of the Saints' Perseverance Explained and Confirmed."  As you might guess, it's a great exposition of the "P" In "TULIP."  I haven't read it all yet, but so far it's been very helpful and edifying.  Below is one section I ran across this morning.  It's …

Why Do Reformed Churches Baptize Infants? (Horton)

 There are several different biblical reasons why Reformed churches baptize both infants and adults.  Louis Berkhof, Francis Turretin, Charles Hodge, John Calvin, and others have pointed out the various biblical reasons why Reformed churches baptize infants as well as adults.  There's obviously more to the discussion, but I appreciate how Michael Horton put it: From …

“Of Pure Grace and Most Unmerited Favor” (Witsius)

  The Apostle Paul is very clear that a sinner is justified by faith alone apart from works (Rom 3.28, Gal 2:16). He also says that we are justified by grace (Titus 3:7).  When it comes to being justified by God, being declared righteous by him, it is not at all based on anything we've …

Hodge on the Mosaic Covenant

 When he brought them out of Egypt, Yahweh made a covenant with his people from Mt. Sinai.  It is often called the Mosaic or Sinaitic covenant.  The details and terms of this covenant are found in various parts of Exodus and Numbers and also in Leviticus and Deuteronomy (and other parts of Scripture).  I appreciate …