The Fall and God's Covenant — Westminster Confession of Faith §6-7

The Westminster Confession expresses an Augustinian understanding of sin and the fall combined with the developments of 16th and 17th-century federal theology. This lecture discusses the nature of the Fall, original sin, the Covenant of Works, and the Covenant of Grace within the historical context of the Westminster Assembly and its significance for Christian theology and life. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:50 What is Sin? 6:33 WCF 6.1 The Fall 9:25 WCF 6.2-4The Effects of the Fall: Total Depravity and Original Sin 20:28 WCF 6.5 Sin in the Regenerate 24:25 WCF 6.6 The Wages of Sin 28:12 WCF 7 God’s Covenant Introduction 31:08 WCF 7.1 The Need of a Covenant 33:57 WCF 7.2 The Covenant of Works 45:27 WCF 7.3 The Covenant of Grace Defined 48:25 WCF 7.4 Christ the Testator of the Covenant of Grace 50:45 WCF 7.5 The Covenant of Grace under the Old Testament 58:29 WCF 7.6 The Covenant of Grace under the New Testament 1:00:45 Conclusion