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	Covenant Theology
		The doctrine of the covenant was one of the theological contributions that came to the church through the Reformation of the sixteenth century.
		According to covenant theology, the covenant of grace, established in history, is founded on still another covenant, the covenant of redemption, which is defined as the eternal pact between God the Father and God the Son concerning the salvation of mankind.
		Herein is seen the close relation between the covenant of grace and the covenant of redemption, with the former resting on the latter.
	www.mb-soft.com /believe/text/covtheol.htm (1149 words)

	Covenant Theology Illustrated, by S. M. Baugh
		Covenant theology is as vast as any systematic theology, touching on all the standard theological loci (topics), because it is simply systematic theology focused on the Bible's own organizing principle of covenant.
		Furthermore, in the covenant of works, Adam was a "publik person." The more modern term is that Adam was the "federal head" of the human race.8 As covenantal or federal head, Adam acted on behalf of his whole race in the covenant of works.
		In biblical theology, this substitution is the act of a federal representative, or using biblical terms, a "Mediator" or "Guarantor of the new covenant" (Heb.
	www.modernreformation.org /sm00covenant.htm (3112 words)

	Covenant Theology Versus Dispensationalism
		It [covenant theology] was not the expressed doctrine of the early church.
		Covenant theology does not appear in the writings of Luther, Zwingli, Calvin, or Melanchthon There were no references to covenant theology in any of the great confessions of faith until the Westminster Confession in 1647, and even then covenant theology was not as fully developed as it was later by Reformed theologians.
		Covenant theology is a system of theology based on the two covenants of works and grace as governing categories for the understanding of the entire Bible.
	4himnet.com /bnyberg/dispensationalism01.html (4049 words)

	Dr. Chafer on Covenant Theology
		However, that theology utterly fails to discern God's purposes for the ages; the varying relationships to God of the Jews, the Gentiles, and the Church, with the distinctive, consistent human obligations which arise directly and unavoidably from the nature of each specific relationship to God.
		A Covenant Theology engenders the notion that there is but one soteriology and one eschatology, and that ecclesiology, such as it is conceived to be, extends from the Garden of Eden to the Great White Throne.
		Covenant Theology, in consistency with its man-made premise, asserts its inventions respecting an Old Testament Church, which, it is claimed, is an integral part of the New Testament Church and on the ground that, since God's grace is one unchanging attribute, its accomplishments must be the realization of one standard ideal.
	withchrist.org /MJS/chafonct.htm (2760 words)

	Covenant Theology Under Attack (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This tenet of covenant theology is in agreement with the emphatic teaching of the apostle Paul.
		But classic covenant theology also recognizes that at another level, that of the typological kingdom, the works principle was simultaneously operating under the old covenant.
		As covenant theology recognizes, there is a big difference (not a continuum) between the pre-Fall covenant and the subsequent Covenant of Grace.
	www.upper-register.com /ct_gospel/ct_under_attack.html (3211 words)

	What is Covenant Theology and is it Biblical?
		Those who hold to Covenant Theology believe that there is and has always been only one people of God.
		Covenant Theology would say that the number 1,000 is symbolic and really does not mean a literal 1,000 years.
		They would say that we are in the millennium right now, that the reign of Christ with his saints is going on in heaven right now, and that the 1,000 year period is symbolic, beginning with the first coming of Christ and ending when he returns.
	www.gotquestions.org /covenant-theology.html (371 words)

	What is the Difference Between Covenant Theology and New Covenant Theology?
		Covenant theology (as understood for example in the Westminster Confession of Faith) is the promise which supports a great degree of continuity between the old covenant (represented by works) and the new, to establish his eternal kingdom through the plan of redemption.
		In covenant theology it is understood that the law is not ended, we are still obligated to it, but it is made complete (fulfilled) in Christ.
		New Covenant theology doesn't address how those of both old and new covenant who are unsaved will have to answer to every jot and tittle of the old covenant law (thou shalt not kill, commit adultery, etc.), proving that it is not done away with.
	members.aol.com /twarren14/covenant_theol.html (3316 words)

	Covenant Theology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Covenant Theology (also known as Covenantalism or Federal theology or Federalism) is a conceptual overview and interpretive framework for understanding the overall flow of the Bible.
		The Covenant of Redemption is the eternal agreement within the Godhead in which the Father appointed the Son Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit to redeem the elect from the guilt and power of sin.
		Covenant theology is a prominent feature in Protestant theology, especially in churches holding a reformed view of theology such as the Reformed churches and some Presbyterian churches and, in different forms, some Methodist churches and in some Baptist churches.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Covenant_Theology (2948 words)

	The History of New Covenant Theology Author
		New covenant theology is a theology of grace.
		Discussion regarding new covenant theology often degenerates into a debate of Israel and the church or a question of the applicability of the Decalogue to the Christian life.
		Hence, the camp of new covenant theology is being filled with dispensational Calvinists and non-dispensational Calvinists alike, both seeking a definition for new covenant theology.
	www.pressiechurch.org /Theol_1/history_of_new_covenant_theology.htm (1846 words)

	Covenant Theology
		This covenant was made before the universe was created and it consisted of the Father promising to bring to the Son all whom the Father had given Him (John 6:39; 17:9,24).
		The Eternal Covenant, also known as The Covenant of Redemption, may be defined as the agreement between the Father and the Son giving the Son as head and Redeemer of the elect.
		The covenant was ratified by a covenant sacrifice and the sprinkling of blood" (Ex.
	www.mslick.com /covenant.htm (1409 words)

	Covenant Theology
		Covenant Theology is one of the foundations of Reformed theology.
		Covenant theology not only recognized the organic unity and progressiveness of redemptive revelation but also the fact that redemptive revelation was covenant revelation and that the religion of piety which was the fruit and goal of this covenant revelation was covenant religion or piety.
		For a covenant theologian, Israel was a part of the church, a medium of the Messiah, a custodian of the covenants, and a type of Christ.
	www.monergism.com /thethreshold/articles/topic/Covenant-theology.html (4251 words)

	PressieChurch.org Australian Home of Covenant theology a site dediacted to Covenant theology
		It has been said that he who well understands the distinction between the covenant of works and the covenant of grace, is a master of divinity.
		Covenant Theology and the Atonement By Darren Middleton
		"In biblical theology the principle is one of historical, in systematic theology it is one of logical construction.
	www.pressiechurch.org (1251 words)

	Westminster Seminary California clark
		In 1521 He spoke of the Father's covenant with the Son, and taught that the covenant of grace is an outworking of this covenant.
		Christians are obligated, as a response to grace to attend to the preaching of the Gospel and the administration of the sacraments.
		His view that the Mosaic Covenant was a temporary, legal, superimposition upon the covenant of grace, though hinted at in the earlier tradition, is an development of the earlier theology.
	www.wscal.edu /clark/briefhistorycovtheol.php (3705 words)

	COVENANT THEOLOGY
		A distinctive mark of dispensationalism which distinguishes it from covenant theology is its disjointed view of Scripture.
		Suffice it to say that because of the loss of a correct understanding of optimistic Covenant Theology, the Church of the 20th century has worked hard for defeat — and she has received what she worked for.
		The fundamental provision of the Abrahamic covenant in Genesis 12 is that it is through Abraham's seed that all the nations of the world are to be blessed.
	www.reformed-theology.org /html/books/five_points/chapter2.htm (761 words)

	Covenant Theology
		The Curse of the Serpent and the Covenant of Grace by J. Evans
		The Covenant: Excerpts from the Larger Catechism of Zacharias Ursinus by Zacharias Ursinus
		Covenant Theology Illustrated: Romans 5 on the Federal Headship of Adam and Christ by Stephen Baugh
	www.solagratia.org /Categories/Covenant_Theology.aspx (842 words)

	In-Depth Studies
		The Old Covenant with the nation of Israel and the promise land is a temporary picture of what is accomplished by the New Covenant where Jesus actually purchased a people and will take them to be with him forever in the new heavens and new earth.
		This covenant is a gracious covenant in which Jesus purchased a people by his death on the cross so that all those for whom he died will receive full forgiveness of sins and become incurable God-lovers.
		The version of law in the New Covenant era is the law of Christ, which includes the commands of Christ that pertain to the New Covenant era and the commands of his Apostles.
	www.ids.org /ids/wnct.html (395 words)

	Covenant (theology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A "lesser covenant" between Bahá'u'lláh and his followers wherein he appoints his eldest son as his successor, and the Bahá'ís agree to follow him (and by implication, whomever he appoints).
		The stated aim of this covenant is to secure the Bahá'í Faith from schisms.
		Covenant theology in particular focuses on various covenants between God and Israel, and between God and the Christian church; Dispensationalism, on the other hand, uses the terminology in a different sense, although the imagery of covenants is maintained.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Covenant_(theology) (284 words)

	New Covenant Theology
		Christ is the new Moses, the new Levitical priesthood, the new sacrifice, the new high priest, the new king David, the new sabbath.
		New Covenant Theology has been taught by many others in a way that allows men to remain Protestants, to remain within the historical "mainstream" of religious thought.
		I view New Covenant Theology as being gospel centered, that is founded on the power of the gospel in the lives of men.
	www.newcovenanttheology.com (2132 words)

	A Brief History of Covenant Theology
		As it came to be expressed in 17th century Reformed theology, the covenant of redemption (pactum salutis or consilium Pacis, the counsel of peace)
		The theology of the early 17th century Reformed theologians William Ames (t1633), Johannes Wollebius (t1629) and Amandus Polanus (t1610) was written in the same direction as that of Olevian and Ursinus.
		His view that the Mosaic Covenant was a temporary, legal, superimposition upon the covenant of grace, though hinted at in the earlier tradition, is a development of the earlier theology.
	spindleworks.com /library/CR/clark.htm (3558 words)

	Covenant theology
		Covenant theology has roots in the writing of Augustine and John Calvin, but was more clearly defined in the British Westminster Confession of Faith and leaders of the Dutch Reformation.
		Theologians are professionals at what they do, and professionals are prone to become so absorbed in the intricacies of their craft the they forget or neglect the practical implications of their findings.
		Covenant theology's understanding of prophecy invariably leads to the errors of Theonomy/Reconstructionism.
	www.endtimes.org /covenant_theology.html (1586 words)

	New Covenant Theology
		The relationship between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant forms one of the most difficult questions in all of theology.
		New Covenant Theology and Israel by Pastor Kevin Hartley
		New Covenant Theology and Ecclesiology An Investigation by Pastor Kevin Hartley
	www.monergism.com /thethreshold/articles/topic/nct.html (676 words)

	Covenant theology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A Brief Overview of Covenant Theology in earliest Christianity,
		A Brief History of Covenant Theology, R. Scott Clark
		Covenant Theology is Historic Christianity, J. Ligon Duncan III
	www.semper-reformanda.org /covenant_theology.html (41 words)

	Covenant Seminary - The Seminary of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)
		Covenant Seminary - The Seminary of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)
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