Covenant Reformed News – August 2011 • Volume XIII, Issue 16
This article from Covenant Reformed News examines Psalm 87 as a teaching on spiritual rebirth and the heavenly citizenship of God's elect, demonstrating how the doctrine of regeneration is present throughout both Old and New Testaments. The author refutes the misconception that spiritual birth is exclusively a New Testament concept by tracing it through Psalm 87, Ezekiel, and Deuteronomy, while also addressing Christ's rebuke of Nicodemus for his ignorance of this foundational biblical truth. This exegetical study combines Reformed theology with careful biblical interpretation to show the continuity of covenant teaching across Scripture.
Glorious Things Spoken of the Church (3) One of the glorious things that Psalm 87 teaches us about Zion or the church is that it is the place of our birth. Three times it states this truth: “this man was born there” (4), “this and that man was born in her” (5) and “this man was born there” (6). Of what birth is Psalm 87:4-6 speaking? There are essentially two births. The first and physical birth is common to all men; the second and spiritual birth is particular to the elect alone. In Psalm...