Ashland Contact:     Matt Timmons

COVENANT OF GRACE   The Covenant forms the basis for our understanding of how God deals with His people.  A covenant is a solemn relationship built on promises.  When a man and woman marry they bind themselves together with the promises they make.  This binding is just one everyday example of a covenant. At CRF we stress the fact that man lives in a covenant relationship with God.  We seee this evidenced in the fact that all people die.  Death is not a "natural thing," nor is it "just a part of life."  The Bible tells us that people die because they have broken covenant with God (or to put it more simply, they have disobeyed God).  You might say, "That's a strict punishment!" but that is only half right.  God finds our sin so offensive that he must punish even the least sin for all eternity. But, there is good news, life does not have to end in death and damnation.  The Lord has made eternal life possible by establishing what is called the Covenant of Grace (or Covenant).  You could say that the Covenant of Grace is God's way of salvation.  In it the Lord freely offers unto sinners life and salvation through His son, Jesus Christ.  By His death on the cross, Jesus satisfied God's justice securing reconciliation and eternal life for all who believe in Him.  We find this emphasized throughout the Bible, but most especially in the Lord's promise that He will be our God, and we will be His people. At Covenant Reformed Fellowship, we seek to teach people how to enter and live in the Covenant of Grace.  By faithfully teaching God's Word, our goal is to allow the people of Ashland the opportunity to respond to the grace of our God with faith, love, and obedience.   PAGE INDEX MAIN THEOLOGY COVENANT FOR YOU ? MEETINGS WORSHIP