Things Unseen with Sinclair B. Ferguson The Covenant Made at Sinai
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Oct 22, 2025 This discussion dives into the significance of God's covenants, emphasizing the intertwining of grace and law. The misunderstanding of the Sinai Covenant is addressed, highlighting that salvation comes through grace, not works. Sinclair Ferguson notes that the Ten Commandments are framed by God's saving acts. This reinforces the idea that God saves, makes a covenant, and then calls His people to live according to His grace. The podcast reveals how each covenant in the Bible unfolds a single narrative of grace.
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Bible As Covenant Narrative
- The Bible is fundamentally a covenant book revealing a covenant-making God.
- Sinclair B. Ferguson highlights the unity of Old and New Testaments within God's covenantal plan.
Misreading Sinai As Works-Based
- Many wrongly think Moses' law teaches salvation by works rather than grace.
- Ferguson calls this a disastrous misunderstanding that inverts the Bible's teaching.
Law Given Within God's Grace
- Exodus frames the giving of the law within God's saving acts and remembered promises.
- The Mosaic covenant continues the covenant of grace already promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
