God works covenantally. A covenant is a pact or agreement between two or more parties. In fact, the Latin word "testamentum" (Old Testament, New Testament) is the word "covenant." Following is a chart that represents the Two Covenant position. There are different interpretations of how many covenants there are but CARM lean towards two.
| THE TWO MAIN COVENANTS |
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COVENANT NAME
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ETERNAL COVENANT ALSO CALLED
THE COVENANT OF REDEMPTION (HEB. 13:20)
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COVENANT OF GRACE
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| PARTIES INVOLVED |
Father and Son (Inter Trinitarian) |
God and Man |
| PROMISE |
The Father would...
- Prepare the Son a body (Luke 1:35; Heb. 10:5).
- Give the Son the Spirit without measure (Isaiah 43:1,2; 61:1).
- Always support and comfort the Son (Isaiah 49:1-7; 49:8).
- Deliver the Son from the power of Death (Psalm 2; Psalm 16:10).
- Bring to the Son all whom the Father had given Him (John 6:39; 17:9,24).
- Give the Son a number of redeemed that no one could number (Psalm 22:27; 72:17).
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Eternal life for mankind
The complete restoration of fellowship between God and man.
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| CONDITION |
The Son...
- Was to assume human nature (Gal. 4:4,5; Heb. 2:10,44,14,15).
- Was to be under the Law (Psalm 40:8; Gal. 4:4,5; Phil. 2:5-8).
- Was to bear our sins (1 Pet. 2:24).
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Faith in Jesus Christ |
| MEDIATOR |
No Mediator |
Jesus Christ |
