Jonathan Edwards and the covenant of grace / [print]
Carl W. Bogue.
- Cherry Hill, New Jersey. : Mack Publishing Company [(c)1975.
- xi, 312 pages ; 21 cm
Part I: Background ; Contemporary considerations ; The man and his times ; Is theology still queen? ; The covenant of grace in theology ; The covenant of grace in Continental Reformed theology ; The covenant of grace in Puritan theology ; History of dogma considerations ; covenant, Calvinism, and consistency ; Jonathan Edwards' relation to his background. Part II: The covenant of grace in a covenantal framework ; The covenant of redemption as distinguished from the covenant of grace ; The covenant of redemption and divine sovereignty ; The covenant of redemption in relation to the covenant of grace ; The covenant of grace as historical manifestation of the covenant of redemption ; Distinctive aspects of Edwards' doctrine of the covenant of grace ; The covenant of grace in relation to the two dispensations and the covenant of works ; The role of the covenant concept in Edwards' theology. Part III: Doctrines related to the covenant of grace ; Jonathan Edwards and divine sovereignty ; The self binding of a sovereign God in the covenant of grace ; Grace and the Holy Spirit in the covenant of grace ; Justification by faith in the covenant of grace ; The nature of covenant faith ; Faith as union with Christ ; Faith as the condition of the covenant of grace ; Seeking salvation in the framework of Calvinist Covenant theology. Part IV: Conclusion ; Conclusion.