The Covenant Controversy (2): The Covenant God

We concluded our previous article with the observation that God's covenant with His people constitutes the very essence of eternal life. We must not identify the idea of the covenant with a promise. God, then, establishes His covenant with man merely by bestowing upon him His promise of eternal life. And, according to the late i rof. Heyns, this promise must be understood as intended for all the children of the covenant, as given to all without distinction. This, of course, is the Arminian...