Covenant and Commandment: Works, Obedience and Faithfulness in the Christian Life (New Studies In Biblical Theology Series)

In this book, Bradley Green sets out to show the necessity of works, obedience and faithfulness in the Christian life - without in any way denying salvation by grace alone through faith alone. The imperfect obedience of the Christian flows from the cross, Christ's perfect obedience for us, and is no way meritorious. \\nHe also shows the importance of keeping in mind our union with Christ. Seeing the Christian life in light of redemptive history and eschatology is also discussed. \\nOverall, well worth the effort of applying you mind, and is not that difficult to read. \\n \\n

Justified by grace through faith alone, and it is by faith alone we are also sanctified. It is an added or should we say an emphasis of the reformed view; Justification by faith alone but not a faith that is alone? According to Green's monograph, the faith that justifies is also the same faith that sanctifies. Towards the end we see Green affirm Blocher's view of a Edenic covenant of creation rather than of works. Although a works covenant is not denied! What Green supports is the view that Adam had the ability to remain with life, eating from the tree of life and that was a bestowal of grace. The fall was banishment from the presence of God in Eden, removal from the access to the tree of life. Hence, the covenant stipulated in Eden was one of obedience given grace bestowed as life already given to Adam and Eve. 3oo5.