The Idea Of The Covenant* (2)

[* Paper delivered at the Conference with the Brethren of the Reformed Church in the U.S., Sept. 1945.] We agree, then, with Dr. Bavinck, when he states that the covenant is the very essence of religion, of religion, that is, in the sense of fellowship with the living God. And we would express this somewhat more clearly and concisely by maintaining that the covenant is, essentially, fellowship with the ever blessed God. We also agree with Kuyper when he defines the covenant as an act of...