An “Election Theology” of Covenant (4)

Canadian Reformed ("Liberated") theologian J. DeJong criticized the covenant doctrine of the Protestant Reformed Churches in his letter in the March 15, 1991 issue of the Standard Bearer. Dr. DeJong found fault with the Protestant Reformed teaching on several counts: 1) It maintains presupposed regeneration. 2) It makes election the controlling ground of the covenant. 3) It distinguishes between membership in the covenant and a belonging only to the sphere of the covenant. I need say little...