Why Covenant views in Reformed circles hold to wrong views ⭐
In a nutshell, the real answer to the whole thing is that the Reformers came from Roman Catholicism. When they began reforming, they concentrated on immediate concerns having to do with salvation issues, indulgences, etc. The finer ecclesiastic issues, not to mention eschatology, was way down a list they would not address prior to martyrdom. They never got that far. Even Luther still clung to his error concerning the Jews, with the opinion that the "Jesus murderers" ought to be killed. This is right out of Roman Catholicism.
Had the Reformers lived, they would agree, I have little doubt, they would come to believe in believers baptism, Premil pre trib end times, and that God is not done with Israel, as Paul asserted in Romans 11 in particular. Even the late great RC Sproul (no doubt due to his good close friendship with Dr. John MacArthur) eventually reformed his view on Israel.
Traditions can be hard, and the covenantal mentality is no different. These ones cling to where the Reformers left off over 500 years ago and sadly have stopped reforming. In the face of what is biblical, we all ought to be willing to continue reforming our theology as we learn and mature. Ironically, it was the Reformers who balked against a Roman Catholic System that was their tradition, in favor of truth from Scripture. Today's Reformed Theology bunch, in large part, cling to a new tradition of incomplete Reformation. Something the reformers would not have done.(1)
If you investigate with open mind I hope you will find out what the rest of us did 🤗. If you want to grow in faith and maturity in the Word... examine it.
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