Covenant Reformed News – July 2008 • Volume XII, Issue 3
This article from Covenant Reformed News explores election as the fountain of spiritual blessings for believers, emphasizing that all elect receive spiritual and heavenly blessings in Christ through the work of the Holy Spirit. The author distinguishes between universal spiritual blessings shared by all believers (making them all prophets, priests, and kings) and particular gifts such as church offices and spiritual gifts that are sovereignly distributed among the elect for the edification of the body of Christ.
Election, the Fountain of the Church’s Blessings (2) Having looked at the various blessings that we receive according to election in the last News, we now need to consider their qualities. The blessings which flow from the fountain of election are heavenly and spiritual. All believers are not promised physical healing in this life or political dominion or vast hordes of money. We are promised “all spiritual blessings in heavenly places” (Eph. 1:3). These blessings are also “in Christ” (3)....