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NAPARC Churches in Pennsylvania - OPC Presbytery of Ohio and Philadelphia ... Number Church Name Denomination City Phone Presbytery Pastor ... New Life Presbyterian Church of Hopewell Township PCA Aliquippa 724-378-4389 Ascension Rev. Dale A. Szallai...
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Covenant theology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Covenant Theology (or Federal theology) is a prominent feature in Protestant theology, especially in the Presbyterian and Reformed churches, and a similar form is found in Methodism and Reformed Baptist churches.
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The idea of a covenant relationship, which formed the basis of federal theology, was foundational to much Reformed theology in the seventeenth-century. As we shall see below, this scheme of thought was subject to a variety of interpretations.
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Federal theology -- or Covenant theology -- seeks to explain how Adam acted as the head of all humanity in our sinfulness. He declared rebellion against God and fathered a line of willing rebels proud of the family tradition.
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GOD AND MAN: ... A Complete Body of Divinity. ... PROFESSOR OF DIVINITY IN THE UNIVERSITIES OF FRANEKER, UTRECHT, AND LEYDEN;
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The Westminster Standards set forth a bi-covenantal structure of federal theology, with a covenant of works before the Fall and a covenant of grace after the Fall providing the outline to the biblical story of creation, fall and redemption (WCF 7.2-3).[6] The Confession explains that God himself is the blessedness...
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Add tags for "The federal theology : its import and its regulative influence". Be the first ... Title: The federal theology : its import and its regulative influence ... Covenant theology.
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The roots of Reformed covenant theology are as deep as the Christian revelation and tradition is old. Its importance to the Reformed faith cannot be overstated. The great Princeton theologian, B. B. Warfield called federal (covenant) theology, "architectonic principle" of the Westminster Confession of Faith ;
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