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From: "John Reisinger" <24jreisinger26@...>
> 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

It's not the *only* way God can bless man... it's just the means he chose to
do so in most instances.

Chad Bresson
Xenia, OH