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The God of the Bible is a covenant God, not a contract God

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Torrance, James B. (James Bruce) (1923-2003). The God of the Bible Is a Covenant God, Not a Contract God. Moore Theological College. 1990. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://archives.moore.edu.au/documents/detail/219775.

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Torrance, J. (1990). The God of the Bible is a covenant God, not a contract God. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://archives.moore.edu.au/documents/detail/219775.

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Torrance, James B. (James Bruce) (1923-2003). The God of the Bible Is a Covenant God, Not a Contract God. Moore Theological College. 1990. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://archives.moore.edu.au/documents/detail/219775.

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  • Torrance speaks on God’s covenantal love from Jeremiah 31:31 and Hebrews 12:24. A covenant is a promise that binds two people to love one another unconditionally, whereas love by definition cannot be conditional. Forgiveness, then, is love in action. A contract, by contrast, is a legal agreement in which two parties bind themselves under mutual conditions. From a Christian perspective, covenant and contract must not be confused. The God of the Bible is a covenantal God, not a contractual one. He has bound Himself to humanity in covenant love through Christ. The Reformers distinguished between legal repentance, which sees forgiveness and grace as conditional upon repentance, and evangelical repentance, which understands forgiveness as preceding repentance. Torrance highlights three aspects of God’s covenantal love in Christ. First, God’s love is unmerited. Second, it is reconciling, as He draws us into communion with Himself. Third, believers are called to love one another with the same covenantal love that God has shown to us.
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