Merit and Moses : a critique of the Klinean doctrine of republication /
Elam, Andrew M.
Merit and Moses : a critique of the Klinean doctrine of republication / Andrew M. Elam, Robert C. Van Kooten, and Randall A. Bergquist ; foreword by William Shishko. - 1 online resource (xiii, 155 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-155).
Background to the republication paradigm: Introductio to The Law is Not of Faith -- TLNF and John Murray -- Recasting covenant theology -- Redefining merit: The Klinean paradigm shift: Two different uses of merit -- Two different definitions of merit -- The redefinition of merit and the two levels of the Mosaic covenant -- The instability of the republication paradigm: The covenant of works and the republication paradigm -- The nature of the Mosaic covenant and the republication paradigm -- The doctrines of merit and justice and the republication paradigm -- The doctrine of good works and the republication paradigm -- Conclusion: How the republication paradigm affects the reformed system of doctrine -- Appendix 1: The Kline / TLNF connection -- Appendix 2: The works-merit paradigm of Meredith G. Kline.
What did writers in the Reformed tradition mean by suggesting that the Covenant of Works with Adam has been republished in the Mosaic Covenant? Not all forms of this doctrine of republication are the same. Merit and Moses is a critical evaluation of a particular version of the republication doctrine--one formulated by Meredith G. Kline and espoused in The Law Is Not of Faith (2009). At the heart of this discussion is the attribute of God's justice and the Reformed view of merit. Has classic Augustinian theology been turned on its head? Does--or can--God make a covenant at Sinai with fallen people by which Israel may merit temporal blessings on the basis of works? Have merit and justice been redefined in the service of Kline's works-merit paradigm? The authors of Merit and Moses examine the positions of John Murray and Norman Shepherd with respect to the reactionary development of the Klinean republication doctrine. Klinean teachings are shown to swing wide of the Reformed tradition when held up to the plumb line of the Westminster Standards, which embody the Reformed consensus on covenant theology and provide a faithful summary of Scripture.
9781630873363 1630873365
Covenant theology.
Law and gospel.
Alliance (Théologie)
Droit et Évangile.
RELIGION--Christian Theology--General.
Covenant theology
Law and gospel
BT155 / .E43 M47 2014eb
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Merit and Moses : a critique of the Klinean doctrine of republication / Andrew M. Elam, Robert C. Van Kooten, and Randall A. Bergquist ; foreword by William Shishko. - 1 online resource (xiii, 155 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-155).
Background to the republication paradigm: Introductio to The Law is Not of Faith -- TLNF and John Murray -- Recasting covenant theology -- Redefining merit: The Klinean paradigm shift: Two different uses of merit -- Two different definitions of merit -- The redefinition of merit and the two levels of the Mosaic covenant -- The instability of the republication paradigm: The covenant of works and the republication paradigm -- The nature of the Mosaic covenant and the republication paradigm -- The doctrines of merit and justice and the republication paradigm -- The doctrine of good works and the republication paradigm -- Conclusion: How the republication paradigm affects the reformed system of doctrine -- Appendix 1: The Kline / TLNF connection -- Appendix 2: The works-merit paradigm of Meredith G. Kline.
What did writers in the Reformed tradition mean by suggesting that the Covenant of Works with Adam has been republished in the Mosaic Covenant? Not all forms of this doctrine of republication are the same. Merit and Moses is a critical evaluation of a particular version of the republication doctrine--one formulated by Meredith G. Kline and espoused in The Law Is Not of Faith (2009). At the heart of this discussion is the attribute of God's justice and the Reformed view of merit. Has classic Augustinian theology been turned on its head? Does--or can--God make a covenant at Sinai with fallen people by which Israel may merit temporal blessings on the basis of works? Have merit and justice been redefined in the service of Kline's works-merit paradigm? The authors of Merit and Moses examine the positions of John Murray and Norman Shepherd with respect to the reactionary development of the Klinean republication doctrine. Klinean teachings are shown to swing wide of the Reformed tradition when held up to the plumb line of the Westminster Standards, which embody the Reformed consensus on covenant theology and provide a faithful summary of Scripture.
9781630873363 1630873365
Covenant theology.
Law and gospel.
Alliance (Théologie)
Droit et Évangile.
RELIGION--Christian Theology--General.
Covenant theology
Law and gospel
BT155 / .E43 M47 2014eb
231.7/6