tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072513697886962462.post3523973073588767772..comments2023-09-01T06:44:41.621-04:00Comments on A Lutheran Beggar: Faith, Fellowship, and CommandJoel Woodwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04983087203341283128noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072513697886962462.post-58001751638603867542009-01-05T04:25:00.000-05:002009-01-05T04:25:00.000-05:00Yeah, I just googled "covenant of works." BRRR!!! ...Yeah, I just googled "covenant of works." BRRR!!! its cold in there!Joel Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04983087203341283128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072513697886962462.post-32386957488898795382009-01-05T01:02:00.000-05:002009-01-05T01:02:00.000-05:00In fact, the standard Reformed and Presbyterian un...In fact, the standard Reformed and Presbyterian understanding is unbiblical, and unpatristic! Rome is closer in this regard, which upholds the priority not only conceptually but existentially also of grace. For all its promotion and staunch defence of predestination, Reformed theology is fraught with inner contradictions, not least as contained in the idea of the Covenant.Augustinian Successorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701412663559781833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072513697886962462.post-8171920484546741442009-01-05T00:58:00.000-05:002009-01-05T00:58:00.000-05:00Good one, Joel! I have moved away from a "covenant...Good one, Joel! I have moved away from a "covenantal" understanding of Adam's relation and standing before God as best espoused in the concept known as the "Covenant of Works" which finds confessional legitimacy and expression in the Westminster Confession. It jsut smacks of Pelagianism, and makes the Rome's take pales in comparison.Augustinian Successorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701412663559781833noreply@blogger.com