The Covenant of God and the Children of Believers: Sovereign Grace in the Covenant
David Engelsma's work provides a comprehensive biblical and confessional defense of God's sovereignty in the covenant of grace, emphasizing that the covenant is fundamentally a relationship of friendship rooted in God's triune nature rather than a mutual contract. The book pays particular attention to the Reformed understanding of covenant children, drawing extensively on Scripture and the Canons of Dort to articulate the proper place of believers' children in God's covenant of grace.
by David J. Engelsma Grand Rapids: Reformed Free Publishing Association, 2005. Pp. x + 239 (hardback) ISBN: 0-916206-91-2 Reviewed by Ronald L. Cammenga in the Protestant Reformed Theological Journal, November 2006 This book is a stirring defense of God’s sovereignty in the covenant, which is to say, God’s sovereignty in salvation. The book sets forth the biblical doctrine of the covenant, as that doctrine has been confessed and developed within the Protestant Reformed Churches. From...