Parakaleo
Puritan Board Sophomore
ME (QUOTING BEEKE): Our children should be taught that Christ is both able and willing to be their Redeemer since they are members of the Covenant of Grace, they are His covenant seed, and He has claim on them even in their unregenerate state.
HYPERCOVENANTALIST: No, He's their Redeemer already! What's this "able and willing" language all about? It makes it sound like Christ is waiting around for them to make the final decision. That's what is so wrong with the "Reformed" church today, it's been infected with revivalism.
I didn't have a good response at the time, but what would you say? Is "able and willing" too weak to describe the covenant promises? Or is it actually too strong? A Redeemer Who is able and willing is not a Redeemer Who will fail in what He has purposed to do.
HYPERCOVENANTALIST: No, He's their Redeemer already! What's this "able and willing" language all about? It makes it sound like Christ is waiting around for them to make the final decision. That's what is so wrong with the "Reformed" church today, it's been infected with revivalism.
I didn't have a good response at the time, but what would you say? Is "able and willing" too weak to describe the covenant promises? Or is it actually too strong? A Redeemer Who is able and willing is not a Redeemer Who will fail in what He has purposed to do.