Posted: 23 Mar 2018 10:58 AM PDT @Foundersblog
When the Protestant Reformers recovered the doctrine of justification by grace alone through faith alone on the basis of Christ alone, they recovered the heart of the gospel. By the mid-1600’s in England, heirs of the Reformation learned that the doctrine of justification by faith alone was not merely supported by exegesis of a few texts of Scripture (eg., Rom 3:28, Gal 2:15-16), but by the Bible’s overarching covenantal structure. Furthermore, the Bible’s covenant theology shows how this great doctrine of justification is not alone, but ever accompanied with sanctification. Historic Protestant and Baptist covenant theology, sometimes called federal theology, preserves both gospel blessings…
Continued at Source: Covenant Theology: The Law, Justification, and Sanctification
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