A Covenant of Life

Joe and Jimmy talk about the original state of.Adam and Eve and “covenant of life” established by God in Genesis, commonly referred to as the “covenant of works” in covenant theology. What is the biblical evidence of a covenant between God and Adam? What does this mean for us today?

Baptist Catechism Question 15

Q. What special act of providence did God exercise towards man in the estate wherein he was created?
A. When God had created man, he entered into a covenant of life with him upon condition of perfect obedience; forbidding him to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, upon pain of death.

RESOURCES

The Baptist Catechism
A Scriptural Exposition of the Baptist Catechism by Benjamin Beddome
Read Beddome’s Exposition online for free here.