The doctrine of justification and covenant theology are two of the most basic and yet most misunderstood doctrines in the contemporary Reformed world. This volume addresses both doctrines carefully, biblically, theologically, and practically. Few books address both covenant theology and justification, and relate these two doctrines to our confessions and virtually no treatments address it from the point of view of the theological departments: Exegetical theology, Systematic Theology, Historical Theology, and Practical Theology. This volume is intended for an academic audience but it is accessible to intelligent laity.

“The New Perspectives on Paul and the Federal Vision have posed grave challenges to the biblical doctrine of justification by faith alone and to the covenant theology taught by the Scripture. I am therefore extraordinarily grateful that the faculty of Westminster Seminary California has provided the church with this fine collection of essays. Readers will find in it able, thorough, and biblical responses to the New Perspectives and to the Federal Vision. They will find no ground – exegetical, theological, historical, homiletical – untraversed. Reformed ministers, elders, or students cannot afford to bypass careful study of this volume.”