The covenant of God and our mission to the world (3): God’s two ways of establishing His covenant
Holstege argues that God establishes His covenant in the current dispensation through two complementary methods: missionary outreach to nations outside the covenant sphere and faithful instruction of covenant children within the church and home. The article emphasizes this often-overlooked truth in Protestant Reformed covenant theology and encourages ministers to teach this important distinction to their congregations.
Previous article in this series: October 1, 2020, p. 17. In the PRC's covenant theology, there is a significant truth that, though not entirely overlooked in the past, is still frequently overlooked in the present.1 Not long ago, I revised my lecture on Lesson 18 ("The Covenant of Grace") in the Essentials of Reformed Doctrine class that I teach to the young people of Provident PRC in Metro Manila. I first made that lecture nearly ten years ago, but I had not taught it since moving to our...
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