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Obedience Is Covenantal
The Christian obeys God for reasons stipulated by God. The Ten Commandments are prefaced with these words: "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery." This creates the atmosphere in which obedience takes place. The Christian obeys God because God has shown favor to him—not so that God will show favor to him. In Jesus Christ, the Lord of the Covenant sacrificed himself to save his people from their sin and to redeem them for righteousness. This is the ultimate motivator to Christian obedience.
Posted by Eric Costa on March 19, 2008 01:03 AM
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Thanks for this small series on the law. I wanted to get your thoughts on "new covenant" theology. Our church is embracing that and I am just starting to learn its distinctives. I'm not very happy with what I'm finding so far.
Posted by: Brian | March 20, 2008 02:08 PM
Brian
Unfortunately I am not qualified to comment extensively on New Covenant Theology. The best I can do is point you to a couple of articles on monergism.com…
One by Tony Warren,
one by Joseph Gleason,
and one by Jason Robertson.
It would also be good to read a book by someone espousing New Covenant Theology, so you can see whether the position is being misrepresented by the opposition. Sorry, though, I'm not aware enough to be able to recommend such a book.
Posted by: Eric Costa | March 20, 2008 02:31 PM