covenants Quotes

“And whereas some men have pretended for their disobedience to their sovereign a new covenant, made, not with men but with God, this also is unjust: for there is no covenant with God but by mediation of somebody that representeth God’s person, which none doth but God’s lieutenant who hath the sovereignty under God.”

“This covenant-keeping love reached its climax in the death of Christ for his church, his bride. That death was the ultimate expression of grace, which is the ultimate expression of God’s glory, which is of infinite value.”

“The beauty of the covenant-keeping love between Christ and his church shines brightest when nothing but Christ can sustain it.”

“Marriage is patterned after Christ’s covenant relationship to his redeemed people, the church.”

“Marriage is not mainly about prospering economically; it is mainly about displaying the covenant-keeping love between Christ and his church.”