Miscellanies on the Covenant | Jonathan Edwards

Reformed Thinking · Feb 2, 2026 · 22m · transcript

Deep Dive into Miscellanies on the Covenant by Jonathan EdwardsIn his writings on the covenant, Jonathan Edwards addresses the theological confusion regarding whether faith is a condition for salvation, noting that viewing faith as a required virtue obscures the difference between the covenant of works and the covenant of grace. He posits that this difficulty stems from a failure to distinguish the covenant of grace from the covenant of redemption. Edwards argues that the second covenant was made with Christ, the second Adam, who fulfilled the necessary condition of perfect standing just as…