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Covenant and Commandment: Works, Obedience and Faithfulness in the Christian Life is unavailable, but you can change that!

The heirs of the Protestant Reformation have emphasized salvation by grace in general and sola fide (“by faith alone”) in particular. It was important for the church to recover the central biblical truth that we are justified by God, that this is an act of God’s grace, and that faith–apart from works–is the means by which we are justified. A related issue is the nature of works–obedience or...

in by grace and stay in by works? Vos’s answer to the question ‘Did Israel retain via works or obedience what they had initially received by grace’ is ‘yes’ (properly understood). Vos suggests that Israel did not obtain ‘retention of the privileges inherited’ because of meritorious works. Nonetheless, there is a ‘real connection’ (Vos’s words) between ‘retention of the privileges inherited’ by grace and ‘law-observance’. So, what is the nature of the relationship between retaining of privileges and
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