Covenant Reformed News – March 2020 • Volume XVII, Issue 23
This article applies six foundational doctrines of biblical Christianity—God's sovereignty, human depravity, Christ's lordship, eschatology, the church, and salvation—to help believers understand and find comfort during the COVID-19 pandemic. The author argues that a proper theological framework grounded in Scripture provides essential perspective for processing crisis and maintaining peace in Christ during uncertain times.
COVID-19 and Christian Doctrine The doctrinal framework provided by the inspired Scriptures is necessary for us to understand rightly the coronavirus pandemic. The Christian worldview makes sense of COVID-19, giving us comfort and peace in the Lord Jesus during these unsettled times. In this short article, we will see how the coronavirus fits within the six main heads of biblical doctrine (somewhat rearranged): 1) God, 2) man, 3) Christ, 4) the end times, 5) the church and 6) salvation. So do...