All of us have done bad works.

All of us have failed to keep the original covenant of creation.

All of us have failed to perform what every creature's duty is to perform

to glorify God, to honor Him as God, to be grateful to Him, and to obey His law.

So the bottom line is that the whole world is populated by covenant breakers.

Central to reform theology is the biblical framework of covenants, and to gain a better understanding

of the covenants in the Bible is like shining a spotlight on the gospel.

I am Nathan W. Bingham, and thank you for joining us today for renewing your mind.

As I explored reform theology and sought to understand what it meant, learning about the

covenants was like a light bulb turning on.

Today's message on covenant theology is from RC Sproul's classic series What Is Reform

Theology.

You'll hear how covenant theology helps explain the extent of man's fault, the bad news,

but also the glorious, trinitarian work to save sinners, the good news.

Here's Dr. Sproul on covenant theology.

So we continue now with our study of the heart of reform theology.

I want to turn our attention today to the concept of covenant.

One of the frequent nicknames that we will hear used to define reform theology is the

term covenant theology.

To be candid with you, I almost never use that designation.

It's not that I'm opposed to it for any particular reason.

It's just that I think it can be a little bit misleading because I think all Christians

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