C. Matthew McMahon
Christian Preacher
Question: do you think the Covenant of Works has 2 aspects to it - internal and external? Or is it only internal?
The Reformed community throughout history has explain the Covenant of Grace as internal and external. But I have a friend who is thinking through the CoW as having an internal and external aspect to it.
He is thinking through this and concluding that the elect Christian (not a professing Christian) is in the CoW externally, where a reprobate is in the CoW internally.
If one means we "were" children of wrath and under Adam at some time, then translated into the kingdom of His beloved Son later in life, switching from the CoW to the CoG and in that way seems to apply, I get that. But in saying that RIGHT NOW the elect are in the CoW externally, I don't see Christ, Paul or anyone else explaining it that way in Scripture. I see Paul saying we are IN the beloved, i.e. Christ and the CoG.
Thoughts on that?
The Reformed community throughout history has explain the Covenant of Grace as internal and external. But I have a friend who is thinking through the CoW as having an internal and external aspect to it.
He is thinking through this and concluding that the elect Christian (not a professing Christian) is in the CoW externally, where a reprobate is in the CoW internally.
If one means we "were" children of wrath and under Adam at some time, then translated into the kingdom of His beloved Son later in life, switching from the CoW to the CoG and in that way seems to apply, I get that. But in saying that RIGHT NOW the elect are in the CoW externally, I don't see Christ, Paul or anyone else explaining it that way in Scripture. I see Paul saying we are IN the beloved, i.e. Christ and the CoG.
Thoughts on that?