An Introduction to Covenant Theology Quotes

“WHAT IS COVENANT THEOLOGY? The straightforward, if provocative answer to that question is that it is what is nowadays called a hermeneutic -- that is, a way of reading the whole Bible that is itself part of the overall interpretation of the Bible that it undergirds. A successful hermeneutic is a consistent interpretative procedure yielding a consistent understanding of Scripture in turn confirms the propriety of the procedure itself. Covenant theology is a case in point.”
― J.I. Packer, An Introduction to Covenant Theology

“I will be your God," is an unconditional undertaking on God's part to be "for us" (Rom. 8:31), "on our side" (Ps. 124:1-5), using all his resources for the furthering of the ultimate good of those ("us") to whom he thus pledges himself.”
― J.I. Packer, An Introduction to Covenant Theology

“Yet in one sense they can miss it: that is, by failing to focus on it, even when in general terms they are aware of its reality.”
― J.I. Packer, An Introduction to Covenant Theology

“God's covenant of grace in Scripture is one of those things that are too big to be easily seen, particularly when one's mind is programmed to look at something smaller.”
― J.I. Packer, An Introduction to Covenant Theology

“the entire ordo salutis [order of salvation], beginning with regeneration as its first stage, is bound to the mystical union with Christ. There is no gift that has not been earned by him.”
― J.I. Packer, An Introduction to Covenant Theology