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The Two Main Covenants

 

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

COVENANT NAME

ETERNAL COVENANT ALSO CALLED
THE COVENANT OF REDEMPTION (HEB. 13:20)

COVENANT OF GRACE

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).
Eternal life for mankind

The complete restoration of fellowship between God and man.

 

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).
Faith in Jesus Christ
MEDIATOR No Mediator Jesus Christ
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