For this dissertation I have studied John Owen’s doctrine of the Mosaic Covenant, specifically in relation with the New Covenant. The contemporary church has been plagued with a "cheap grace" syndrome, meaning Grace without the condemnation of th...

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양평 : 亞細亞聯合神學大學校, 2014
학위논문(박사) -- 亞細亞聯合神學大學校 大學院 , 神學科 歷史神學專攻 , 2014
2014
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For this dissertation I have studied John Owen’s doctrine of the Mosaic Covenant, specifically in relation with the New Covenant. The contemporary church has been plagued with a "cheap grace" syndrome, meaning Grace without the condemnation of th...
For this dissertation I have studied John Owen’s doctrine of the
Mosaic Covenant, specifically in relation with the New Covenant.
The contemporary church has been plagued with a "cheap grace"
syndrome, meaning Grace without the condemnation of the Law. The
reason is due to the collapse of the mechanism device for the
relevant balance between law and gospel, in contrast to the
soteriology of the Reformation in the 16th century.
Because of this many theological groups identify law with gospel
or mix both ideas in various ways, the tendency is to be biased towards neonomism and antinomianism. Specifically, the view of
Dispensationalism, Theonomy, NPP, NCT, FV, Mono-Covenantalism,
Karl Barth etc. are it's tendencies. Evangelism also tends to put
excessive emphasis on the Covenant of Grace to guard against
Dispensationalism. Therefore, the 16th century’s Reformation
soteriology outlined by Sola Gratia, Sola Fide, Solus Christus etc. is
on a shaking foundation.
One reason for these confusions seems to be in Westminster
Confession of Faith(WCF). According to the WCF, since the
corruption of the first Adam, all the covenants are the Covenant of
Grace. Therefore the Mosaic Covenant also belongs to the Covenant
of Grace. However such perspective to view both gospel and law as
the administration of the Covenant of Grace, depending on where
the emphasis is laid, could unintentionally allow to conceive either
nomism or antinomianism. This view also has probability to be
inclined to mono-covenantalism, such regards the Covenant of Grace
as the only unique covenant of all the redemptive history indirectly.
Although John Owen(1616-1683) is referred to as the prince of
the puritans during the 17th century, believed the WCF to weaken
the principles of protestant Reformation soteriology. He understood
the Mosaic Covenant from a different perspective.
Owen borrowed from Luther's distinction between 'the Law and the Gospel' to show the contrast between the old and new covenant
in soteriology. According to Owen, the Mosaic Covenant is
completely another different covenant with the Covenant of Grace.
The Mosaic Covenant and the New Covenant have completely
different characters and functions each other in the soteriological
dimension. Unlike the WCF, Owen could not find any soteriological
similarities between the Mosaic Covenant and the New Covenant at
all. While the Covenant of grace is unconditional, the Mosaic
Covenant is a conditional one. If this distinguishing distinction fails,
many problems are revealed to the surface.
At the same time the Mosaic Covenant is not the Covenant of
Works, because all salvation after the Fall is 'only' made through the
Covenant of Grace(Sola Gratia). God's redemptive history after the
proto evangelium in Genesis 3:15 says that God only presented one
way of salvation, not two. Therefore, the Mosaic Covenant is not
also the covenant of works.
If so, how does Owen understand the Mosaic Covenant?
According to Owen, the Mosaic Covenant is the only 'particular'
third covenant that God has ordained solely for the nation of Israel.
The Mosaic Covenant consists of the Covenant of Works(the Ten
Commandments) republished and represented. The promises and
warnings of temporal blessings are deeply related to the preservation of the Israelites' covenantal / national identity in Canaan.
When God entered into a covenant with Abraham, He promised
the birth of the Seed. That is to say Christ, the future descendant of
the seed of Abraham. For this providential purpose, God entered into
a temporary Mosaic Covenant with Israelites. Until the New Covenant
is fulfilled, He controls and preserves Israelites with the law.
Thus the birth of Christ according to God’s promise to Abraham
had to be protected until the accomplishment. In that sense, the
Mosaic Covenant is a kind of realistic national temporal covenant
excluded from soteriological function. Therefore, according to Owen,
the Mosaic Covenant or the Mount Sinai Covenant is neither the
Covenant of Works nor the Covenant of Grace.
It is a kind of National Covenant contracted with Israel. It is a
temporary covenant given to a particular definite region and people
at one point of time in the redemptive history(Heilsgeschichte). This
covenant is essentially irrelevant to eternal salvation and doom of
humankind.
However, the moral laws (the Ten Commandments) republished
in Mosaic Covenant is connected to the New Covenant. The moral
laws are actually engraved in the spirit of covenant contractor with
the New Covenant. Although the Mosaic covenant is a temporary
passing covenant for the nation of Israel, Owen understands the moral law of the Covenant of Moses is still binding on to the
Christians of the New Covenant.
God's law of creation is eternal law. Owen accepts the third use
of the Law according to the tradition of the Reformation. In this
dimension, the Mosaic Covenant and the New Covenant are in a
consecutive and continuous relationship.
Therefore, the continuity and discontinuity between the Old and
New Testaments exist together. If we regard the Mosaic covenant as
the National Covenant, it is abrogated and discontinuous. However,
from the standpoint of renewal of moral law, it is still effective and
continuous.
Thus, Owen disconnects and connects effectively the Law and
the Gospel, or the Mosaic Covenant and the New Covenant. Through
this he effectively criticizes the confusion about modern
semi-Pelagianism, mono-covenantalism, and antinomianism.
In conclusion, Owen believes the Mosaic Covenant to be a
republication of the covenant of works. He believes that the Mosaic
covenant is superimposed upon, and organically independent from
the covenant of grace. For Owen, this made the Mosaic covenant
distinct from the new covenant in substance and essence; and not a
mere administration of the covenant of grace. Moreover, Owen’
fundamental distinctio
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