Binding: Hardcover
Page Count: 208
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN#:
9780801012891
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Description: "It's not just that we were created and then
given a covenant," writes author Michael Horton. "We were created as covenant
creatures--partners not in deity but in the drama about to unfold throughout
history."
While some Bible readers quake at the mention of "covenant" or
"doctrine," it is vitally important to recognize and understand the significance
of covenant and its role in bridging the gap between sinner and salvation. Why?
Because to understand covenant theology is to understand how it unifies the
diverse teachings of Scripture, binds the Old and New Testaments as one
narrative, and enriches the meaning in your relationship with the Triune
God.
Whether new to Reformed theology or not, every believer needs to
understand the importance of covenants.
God of Promise unpacks covenant
theology so you can explore the core of Christianity: knowing--and honoring--the
promises of our Creator.
Since biblical times covenants have been a part of everyday life.
Simply put, they are promises, agreements, or contracts. But how do they
translate into faith and the reading of Scripture? Are covenants merely elements
of a narrative? Or do they represent something more? And what are the eternal
implications of "cutting" a covenant with God?
In
God of Promise, author Michael Horton unwinds the
intricacies of crucial covenant concepts, showing how they provide a significant
organizational structure for all of Scripture. They give us a context in which
to understand the voices and message of the biblical narrative. They provide
life with a goal and history with a meaning.
Whether you're a pastor, ministry leader, or professor,
God of
Promise will give you a new understanding of covenants and covenant
theology, providing a framework for an important theological concept.
Author Information: Michael Horton (Ph.D.,
University of
Coventry and Wycliffe Hall,
Oxford) is professor of apologetics and theology at
Westminster Seminary
California. He is also the editor-in-chief of
Modern Reformation magazine, the co-host of
The
White Horse Inn radio
program, and the author of several books, including
A Better Way and
Putting Amazing Back into Grace.
Endorsements:
"Thought is packed tight in this masterful survey of the
covenantal frame of God's self-disclosure in Scripture, but for serious students
it is a winner. Theologian Horton displays the biblical wisdom of mainstream
Reformed teaching most vividly."
--J. I. Packer, professor of
theology, Regent College
"God of Promise is a rigorous and articulate defense of a
traditional view of covenant theology. Dr. Horton's federalist emphasis gleans
from well established reformed writers while, as usual, adding his own highly
readable and insightful commentary."
--Bryan Chapell, president,
Covenant Theological Seminary
"The covenant concept is central to the biblical revelation and
must therefore be the foundation stone of any truly biblical theology. Michael
Horton has brought covenant theology to life in a way which engages modern
thought and appeals to contemporary students and pastor alike. His book is a
clear guide to an essential topic."
--Gerald Bray, Anglican professor
of divinity, Beeson Divinity School, Sanford University
"This book is more than merely an introduction to covenant
theology. It is not only intellectually informative, but spiritually
stimulating. I found it very helpful to my own walk with
God."
--Jerry Bridges, staff member, Navigators Collegiate Ministry;
author,
Pursuit of Holiness
"In this masterful summary of covenant theology, Michael Horton
uses his exceptional gifts as a theologian to explain covenant as the central
organizing principle of Scripture. Horton carefully shows how systematic
covenant theology holds together many important biblical principles in this
proper balance! Faith and works, justification and sanctification, law and
gospel, human responsibility and divine sovereignty. Clear and comprehensive-the
ideal introduction to covenant theology."
--Dr. Philip Graham Ryken,
senior minister, Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Monergism Review :
God of
Promise, by Michael Horton, is a lucid summary and defense of that traditional
understanding of Covenant Theology which has its roots in the first Federal
Theologians of the Reformation; and which has been defended and developed, more
recently, by such scholars as Louis Berkhof and Meredith Kline. Both as a
condensation of a vast body of Reformed writings, and a modern defense of the
same, it is perhaps unequalled among one-volume introductions to that vital
skeletal framework of all biblical revelation, Covenant Theology. more...
