Renewing Your Mind Dead in Adam, Alive in Christ
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Jan 29, 2026 A theological tour of the covenant of works and its contrast with the covenant of grace. Discussion of Adam's original righteousness, the probation in Eden, and the symbolism of the trees. Exploration of Christ as the second Adam and how New Covenant promises relate to eternal life.
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Two Foundations Of Redemptive History
- R.C. Sproul frames redemptive history as a covenant of works followed by a covenant of grace unfolding as old and new covenants.
- The covenant of works sets the probationary condition that Adam failed, prompting God's covenant of grace to fulfill those terms differently.
Image Of God Survives The Fall
- Scripture teaches the image of God in humanity was damaged but not annihilated by the fall.
- Augustine's idea of a gift of original righteousness explains humanity was mutable good, capable of change.
Innocence Versus Positive Righteousness
- Innocence (freedom from guilt) differs from positive righteousness (active obedience).
- Adam and Eve were innocent but had not yet attained the positive righteousness required for eternal life.
