The Covenant and the Idea of Doctrinal Development
Rev. Angus Stewart examines how the doctrine of God's covenant has developed and matured throughout the Christian church from the apostolic era onward, establishing the covenant as central to Reformed theology. The article presupposes the covenant's importance as the foundational heart of Scripture and Reformed doctrine, setting the stage for tracing its theological unfolding across the centuries.
Rev. Angus Stewart (Slightly modified from an article first published in the British Reformed Journal) What a fine subject the covenant is! For one thing, it provides us with much scope. We could consider the covenant as the ground of our comfort in the Christian life. We could approach the subject more polemically and interact with the various views on the covenant, in order to come to a clearer understanding of the truth. We could trace the unfolding of God’s covenant through the Old and...