The covenant and Dordt (1)
This article traces the development of covenant theology as a uniquely Reformed doctrine from the Reformation through the Synod of Dort, showing how theologians like Zwingli, Calvin, and the Heidelberg Catechism contributors developed this doctrine in response to theological challenges. The author establishes that the Canons of Dort represent the mature Reformed articulation of covenant theology and salvation doctrine against Arminian errors, thereby developing and reaffirming Reformation principles.
The theology of God's eternal covenant of grace is a uniquely Reformed doctrine, that is, a product of the Reformation. It is true that theologians prior to the Reformation referred to the covenant, even as early as Augustine in the early 400s. From that time to the Reformation the covenant was incidentally included in discussions on salvation or man's relationship to God. But the significant development of the doctrine began with the Reformation. Swiss theologians Ulrich Zwingli and Heinrich...
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