The covenant and Dordt (7): Head 2, The atonement
This editorial examines the relationship between covenant theology and the Canons of Dordt, specifically Head 2 on Christ's atonement. Dykstra argues that a properly Reformed doctrine of the covenant must be governed by the doctrine of unconditional election, and demonstrates how the Arminian conditional covenant doctrine conflicts with the Canons' teaching on sovereign grace and limited atonement.
At the title indicates, this series of editorials examines the harmonious relationship between the doctrine of God's covenant of grace and the Canons of Dordt. The premise continues to be that the doctrine of the covenant of grace must agree with the doctrines of sovereign grace taught in the Canons. For the truth of God is one, unified body, and no part in it conflicts with another. In addition, God's covenant of grace is intertwined with God's saving work. God saves His people and brings them...
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