Signed, Sealed, Delivered: An Introduction to Covenant Theology (Fesko)

Description

From beginning to end, the Bible reveals God’s gracious plan of salvation. To trace this unfolding plan and to find our place within it, Christians must give careful attention to the covenants God makes in Scripture.

In Signed, Sealed, Delivered, Dr. J.V. Fesko introduces the essential elements of Reformed covenant theology. This classical approach to reading God’s Word shows us how the whole Bible fits together with Jesus Christ at its center. Christians also gain clarity on the continuity of God’s promises to His people throughout history. In this way, covenant theology can hone our focus on the gospel, enrich our understanding of the sacraments, and deepen our love for the church, all to the glory of God.

Contents

Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction

What Is a Covenant?
The Covenant of Redemption
The Covenant of Works
The Covenant of Grace
Covanant Signs
Covenant and Church

Conclusion
Appendix: For Further Study
Glossary
Scripture Index
About the Author

Endorsement

“Having already written four volumes on God‘s covenants, J.V. Fesko is fully qualified to address this central biblical theme. In this instance, his target audience is ‘the person in the pew: specifically including the church‘s young people. The author spares the reader the distraction of trudging through obscure footnotes. In just more than one hundred pages, Fesko ably explains the eternal covenant of redemption among the members of the Trinity, the covenant of works with Adam in the garden, and the covenant of grace by which God saves His people. Especially helpful are treatments of the sacraments and the church in their special relation to God‘s covenants. This book successfully provides an inspiring, biblically based treatment of the central scriptural theme of the covenant.“
—Dr. O. Palmer Robertson

“Who would I want to write a brief primer on covenant theology? Answer: either John Fesko or Ligon Duncan (to whom this book is dedicated). Dr. Fesko is a brilliant theologian who knows his church history and how covenant theology developed in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, embedding itself centrally in the Reformed confessions. Covenant theology functions the same way as spectacles: both bring into central focus what otherwise remains disparate and unclear. In technical language, covenant theology is a hermeneutic that brings together Genesis and Revelation and everything in between. Without it, the two testaments, Old and New, are not talking to each other. Without it, the sacraments of baptism and the Lord‘s Supper fail to convey their full intent. Without it, our doctrine of the church is severely hampered. Without it, our under­standing of God‘s desire to save sinners from eternity is obscured. I have been looking for this book for the last half century. Thank you, Dr. Fesko!“
—Dr. Derek W.H. Thomas

About the Author

Dr. J.V. Fesko is the Harriet Barbour Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Miss., and a minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. He is author of many books, including Word, Water, and Spirit: A Reformed Perspective on Baptism, The Need for Creeds Today, and Justification.