Reformed Is Not Enough: Recovering the Objectivity of the

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Reformed Is Not Enough: Recovering the Objectivity of the Covenant

Suppose a husband is committing adultery. Is he still a husband? Being a husband is not just a state of mind; it's not just a private decision. Being a husband is a public relationship made from a public exchange of vows, an objective covenant. An adulterous husband is a covenant-breaking husband but still a husband. Being a husband is what makes his infidelity so horrendous.

In the same way, when people are baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, they are ushered into an objective, visible, covenant relationship. Regardless of the state of their heart, regardless of any hypocrisy, regardless of whether or not they mean it, such people are now visible saints, Christians. A Christian is one who would be identified as such by a Muslim. Membership in the Christian faith is objective-it can be photographed and fingerprinted. In baptism, God names us and imposes gracious obligations upon us.

Multitudes of faithless, corrupt Christians show that they do not believe what God said at their baptism. They live like adulterous husbands. But the tragedy is that many conscientious conservative Christians also do not believe what God said at their baptism.
Country USA
Brand Canon Press
Manufacturer Canon Press
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2002-10-22
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781591280057

Country	USA
Brand	Canon Press
Manufacturer	Canon Press
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2002-10-22
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781591280057

Reformed Is Not Enough: Recovering the Objectivity of the Covenant

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