Covenant Reformed News – November 2016 • Volume XVI, Issue 7
This article examines God's longsuffering attribute throughout Old Testament history, arguing that divine patience operates selectively for the elect rather than universally. Through exegetical analysis of the Fall, the Flood, and Sodom, the author demonstrates how God's sovereignty and eternal decrees shape the unfolding of redemptive history while judging the reprobate.
God’s Longsuffering and the History of Sin In the last four issues of the News, we surveyed all the references to God’s longsuffering in both the Old and the New Testaments, emphasizing that the exercise of this divine attribute is particular, for the elect alone. But what about how this works out in the history of sin? Let us start with the beginning of the history of sin: the fall in Genesis 3. Why did the Most High not cast Adam and Eve into hell immediately after their eating the...