Correct. Historically, the covenant of works with Adam is an absolute
necessity in a system that states the only way that God can bless man in via
a coveenant. God could not have blessed Adam apart from a covenant,  JGR


----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Krygier" <pasjk@...>
To: <soundofgrace@...>
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 5:03 PM
Subject: Re: [soundofgrace] infant baptism


> John,
> The same applies to the so called Covenant of Works, does it not?
> thanks
> joe k.
> On Dec 10, 2004, at 4:57 PM, John Reisinger wrote:
>
> > Chad, Please do not say or infer that we reject a covenant of grace in
> > Genesis 3:15 just
> >
> >> because the text doesn't say "covenant"
> >
> > THat is only one of many reasons. We believe that Genesis 3:15 cannot
> > be
> > made to teach that God made a covenant of grace with Adam simply
> > because
> > such an idea cannot be exegeted out of the text.. A covenant of grace
> > must
> > first be imported into the text before it can be gotten out of the
> > text.
> >
> > BTW, what do you mean by a  covenant is "in the making". That is a new
> > phrase to me? Are you saying that just as Gen 3:15 is the
> > protoevangelium of
> > the gospel it is also the protocovenant of the covenant of grace?
> >
> > JGR
> >
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