The Reformed Worldview: Truth and Its Consequences (5)
This article explores the Reformed worldview through the lens of covenant theology, contrasting the Old Testament's preparatory covenant with the New Testament's fuller revelation in Christ. Key examines how understanding Christ as the fulfillment of Old Testament ordinances protects believers from the error of legalism, which wrongly emphasizes external works over the believer's identity as a child of God and the treasures found in Christ.
Previous article in this series: October 1, 2013, p. 7. The History of the Concept Worldview In considering the transition from the Old to the New Testament, we have seen the glory that the light of Christ shines upon our way of living as God's people. Having been redeemed by Christ, we have been made children of our heavenly Father, taken into the very fellowship of God Himself, His own covenant life. With joy we confess with the apostle in I John 3:1, "Behold, what manner of love the...
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