The Covenant of Grace
Rev. Angus Stewart expounds the Reformed doctrine of the covenant of grace as rooted in God's sovereign, particular, and unconditional election in Christ, grounded in the Canons of Dort and Westminster standards. The article emphasizes that salvation flows entirely from God's electing mercy rather than human will or works, establishing the covenant relationship between God and His elect people through Christ's redemptive work.
Rev. Angus Stewart In keeping with the biblical and Reformed doctrines of Calvinism, we believe that the covenant of grace is a covenant of sovereign, particular and irresistible grace rooted in eternal, unconditional election in Jesus Christ, for “election is the fountain of every saving good, from which proceed faith, holiness, and the other gifts of salvation, and finally eternal life itself, as its fruits and effects” (Canons of Dordt I:9; Eph. 1:4). The Triune God “confirmed the new...