"For I do not accept the distinction made by learned and otherwise godly men that good works deserve places that are conferred upon us in this life, while everlasting salvation is the root word of faith alone." - Calvin
All tagged Peter Lillback
Luther and Progressive Covenantalism
Despite Luther's conclusion that "Christ, the Founder of the new generation, did not change the covenant; He changed the sign of the covenant," he stands removed from the Reformed tradition which provides starker continuity between circumcision and baptism.
Continuity or Union with Christ
"Baptism is not to be administered to any that are out of the visible church, and so strangers from the covenant of promise" (WLC, Q.166)