Well I have finally made the switch from bicovenantalism (Covenant of Works & Covenant of Grace) to tricovenantalism (Covenant of Redemption, Covenant of Works & Covenant of Grace).

Patrick Gillespie, David Dickson and Witsius were instrumental in this as was Prof. R. Scott Clark's chapter in Covenant, Justification and Pastoral Ministry.

I have also put down Hoeksema. I have found his setting the relational aspect of the covenant against the legal aspect to be a false dichotomy. Covenants are both relational and legal in that the legal regulates the relationship, i.e. it sets the terms and conditions within which the relationship functions.

Well my confessions are over

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Richard
CofE
UK

That's a really helpful way of putting it, this is something I've been struggling with recently.
Thanks.

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Stephen Spence

A Presbyterian attending a Baptist church

By the way who is Patrick Gillespie, I'm not familiar with him?

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Stephen Spence

A Presbyterian attending a Baptist church

He was part of the Scottish delegation to the Westminster Assembly. His work I am refering to is chapter three of The Ark of the Covenant Opened found here.

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Richard
CofE
UK

Thanks, I'm printing that article off to have a read through it.

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Stephen Spence

A Presbyterian attending a Baptist church

And what of the free offer?

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Very good. But I'm curious, in this tri-covenantal approach what is the Mediator's relationship to the covenant of works and the covenant of grace? I think the Scottish divines' tri-covenantalism is only theoretical, and that they practically end up with one everlasting covenant manifested historically in the covenant of works and the covenant of grace.

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Yours sincerely,


"Illum oportet crescere me autem minui."

George Gillespie was the delegate to the WA.

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Yours sincerely,


"Illum oportet crescere me autem minui."

I will get back to you later.

Of course, my mistake.

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Richard
CofE
UK