John Knox’s Covenant Views (1)

Introduction Those who know anything of the history of the Reformation in Scotland know that the doctrine of the covenant and the practice of covenanting played a significant part in Scottish theology and church history. It is well worth inquiring, therefore, into the views of the covenant held by the father of Scottish Presbyterianism, John Knox, as we hope to do in this brief article. Determining exactly what Knox taught about the covenant is somewhat difficult in that Knox, at least as far...