The Covenant of Works

[JonC]

If you agree with those passages, you would understand that there is a provision by God, a prohibition and a sanction. That is what makes it a covenant.

You have now reached a position where you cannot see the covenant without losing face. I have explained to you the covenant nature of the agreement between Adam and God, but you refuse to see it and insist that it is no more than a command, when a child can see that there is more to it than that. That is the danger inherent in studying the Bible via a tradition. I am now starting to realize that you do not even see what you are leaving out of Scripture. They tell you something's not there when it is, so many times that you really cannot see it. You can't even bring yourself to say that Adam was a federal head, even though Romans 5 tells you over and over again.

There really is no point in continuing the discussion if all you're going to do is say 'taint so over and over again.

No. I understand those passages but I refuse to willingly read into them.

The reason is that we are told not to lean on our own understanding but on every word coming from God.

You assume that God made a covenant with Adam that included a positive aspect. But that is an assumption based on a logical fallacy.

You do not know what the future would have held for Adam should he not have eaten of the fruit. But the Covenant of works is essential for Presbyterian Covenant Theology, so you repeatedly and erroneously state it is in Scripture.

What is my opinion regarding the hypothetical situation? I think perhaps Adam could have eaten of the Tree of Life and lived forever. BUT that is not biblical (it is what I think could have happened if history unfolded in a way God did not intend.... hypothetical).

Adam could have just as well refrained from eating of the Tree and cursed God for giving him a nagging wife. I don't know because it did not happen.

Your entire theology is based on philosophy theories, and guesses to hypothetical questions

No thank you. I will stick to Scripture.