The Covenant of Redemption, Pt.1
/Understanding what is meant by the pactum salutis or the Covenant of Redemption between the members of the Trinity as the first and archetypal covenant.
Understanding what is meant by the pactum salutis or the Covenant of Redemption between the members of the Trinity as the first and archetypal covenant.
Looking at the historic context of covenant theology and the Federal Vision’s definition(s) of covenant and how it leads to the denial of the historic understanding of multiple covenants.
Assessing the claims of the Federal Vision.
Introducing the Federal Vision and why it is of concern to us.
Discussing a commonly misunderstood passage—Hebrews 11:1—which gives us a characterization of what faith does, rather than a definition of what faith is.
God shows us what kind of God he is – a gracious God, merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and relenting from disaster.
This is one example in the Bible where a sovereign God relates to man in terms that man understands, but that do not negate his perfect knowledge or sovereignty.
Nineveh is actually a better example of authentic repentance than Jonah (and Israel) and this brings abut the gracious deliverance from God’s wrath.
The water episode in Jonah 2 is a picture of redemption/salvation that comes only through judgment.
Jonah's language is rightly understood when we see it as an anticipation of the suffering of Christ on the cross.
John Muether serves as Librarian at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, FL. He was our guest lecturer for a Reformation Day Conference in 2006.
John Muether serves as Librarian at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, FL. He was our guest lecturer for a Reformation Day Conference in 2006.
John Muether serves as Librarian at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, FL. He was our guest lecturer for a Reformation Day Conference in 2006.
John Muether serves as Librarian at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, FL. He was our guest lecturer for a Reformation Day Conference in 2006.
John Muether serves as Librarian at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, FL. He was our guest lecturer for a Reformation Day Conference in 2006.
We want to look at the nature, necessity and benefit of typological interpretation.
God demonstrates himself to be a sovereign and just God whose wrath must be appeased.
Jonah is directly contrasted with the sailors, the captain of the ship and, ultimately, Jesus Christ.
God uses Jonah as a representative of the Jews to show his love and compassion on the Gentiles.
The prophets are servants, appointed and empowered by God, commissioned to prosecute covenant lawsuits and proclaim the coming of a new (and better) covenant.
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