Still working through the Westminster Confession of Faith. Here are the sections on the Covenant and Christ our Mediator.
Chapter VII: Of God’s Covenant with Man
80. What is a covenant (in terms of God’s relationship with man)? It is a bond sealed in blood by which God has redeemed His people, and outlines how we are to live as His people.
81. What is meant by the “covenant of works” (or, “of life”)? Does it have a present validity? It was the covenant under which Adam lived in the Garden. It is the covenant under which we all fell into sin with him. All who are in Adam remain in the covenant of works and shall experience the just condemnation due them.
82. What is meant by the “covenant of grace”? It is covenant in which Jesus is offered as our Redeemer who perfectly obeyed in our place that we might receive covenant blessings, and died in our place suffering the penalty for our sins committed under the covenant of works.
83. Explain the statement that there is one unified covenant of grace with various administrations. Distinguish from dispensations. The revelation of that covenant was progressive and expansive. Each successive covenant provided greater clarity and blessing rather than replace previous covenants. In dispensationalism, each successive dispensation replaces the previous dispensation.
84. What are the signs and seals of the covenant? Circumcision and Passover in the OT; Baptism & the Lord’s Table in the NT
85. Are you personally committed to covenant theology? Yes.
Chapter VIII: Of Christ the Mediator
86. Why is the office of Christ as Mediator necessary for the salvation of God’s elect? Apart from the work of a Mediator, we perish in our sins. God is just and he can’t just wipe the slate clean. Someone must be punished for our sins, and we need real obedience to receive covenant blessings.
87. Could God have pardoned sin without Christ’s sacrifice? No, for no mere man is able to perfectly obey God but sin each day in thought, word and deed. God is just and must punish sin. No other substitute was available.
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