In response to some discussion between JB1 and myself over the issue of the new covenant and salvation being the same or not (see his posts below), I wanted to address a question we tossed around earlier this week. Would Presbyterians be in unity on their view of the new covenant vs. salvation? Doing some investigation, I came across this statement in the PCA Book of Church Order:
“When they [baptized infants] have reached the age of discretion, they become subject to obligations of the covenant: faith, repentance and obedience. They then make public confession of their faith in Christ, or become covenant breakers, and subject to the discipline of the Church.” 56-4; j(emphasis mine)
With that in mind, it would appear that the official stance of the PCA at least is that the new covenant is breakable, and therefore, something different than salvation. To anyone reading this that would be more knowledgeable of the PCA’s ecclesiology, please correct me in any error I have put forth.
JB2
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