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Category: Covenant of Works

  • The Real Turretin on Covenant of Grace and Covenant of Works in the Mosaic Covenant

    Kerux, Volume 24, Number 3, p. 76, FN70 (Dennison et al.): [O]ur editors have summarized Turretin as teaching that “the form of the Mosaic covenant was the covenant of works, but its substance was the covenant of grace” (12). This muddles Turretin’s otherwise careful distinctions regarding the administration of the covenant of grace under Moses,…

  • Republication of the Covenant of Works

    There is a sense in which the Mosaic law (or a portion thereof) is a republication of the covenant of works.  More could be said about that point, but it has recently come to my attention that there is an overture to create an OPC study committee (for a single presbytery, if I understand the…

  • The real Francis Turretin on: The Mosaic Covenant

    Michael Brown at Pilgrim People has an interesting post in which he discusses the real Francis Turretin’s view of the Mosaic covenant (aka Siniatic Covenant)(link). I believe that the Thomas Goodwin blog actually delved into this subject a bit more deeply a while back (post 1 – post 2), nevertheless it is still an interesting…

  • The Real Turretin on: Covenant of Works – Reward for Obedience

    Joshua Lim at Reformed Blogging has provided an interesting quotation from the real Turretin on the Reward of Life that would have been given to Adam for his obedience for as long as he continued in obedience (link). -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!

  • Cur Deus Homo? Further Response to Horne

    Gene Bridges provided the following comments (link) which I have reproduced in part below: As you noted, stating that the Covenant of Grace is in some way “conditional” or “conditioned” on faith does not lead to it being (a) meritorious or (b) pactum merit. Indeed that’s a non sequitur. Turretin (the real one) went over…

  • Response to Objections Regarding Merit and the Covenant of Works

    In Paul’s epistles to the Romans and Galatians, Paul drives home a message of the futility of works to provide merit, and the need for grace. This message is an important aspect of the gospel, for those who seek salvation through works will perish: Romans 9:31-3331But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath…

  • Edwards and the Other Hodge on Merit and the Covenant of Works

    Here are two more folks’ thoughts on merit and covenant of works: If this principle be correct, if the law demands entire conformity to the nature and will of God, it follows: 1. That there can be no perfection in this life. Every form of perfectionism which has ever prevailed in the Church is founded…

  • Thoughts / Distinctions on Merit and Adam

    Is the Covenant of Works a covenant based on merit? We affirm. By the covenant of works, we mean that covenant provided to Adam, which takes the form, “do this and live.” Thus, when we speak of the covenant of works, we are not distinguishing between the New Testament and the Old Testament, but between…

  • Was Adam Offered Heavenly Life?

    More specifically, the question is whether he was offered heavenly life before the fall. Pastor Wes White provides an illuminating discussion (link). Interestingly, this meshes well with another recent post of mine (Turretin cf. Goodwin). Naturally, Pastor White makes good use of Turretin in his explanation. -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!

  • Republication of the Covenant of Works

    In an interesting series, R. Scott Clark addresses the issue of the Republication of the Covenant of Works (part 1) (part 2) (part 3). Also recommend by RSC is this selection from Witsius (link). -Turretinfan To God be the Glory!