IAR 7.15

Irish Articles of Religion

7.15. Of the State of the Old and New Testament

The Old Testament is not contrary to the New. For both in the Old and New Testament everlasting life is offered to mankind by Christ, who is the only Mediator between God and man, being both God and man. Wherefore they are not to be heard which feign that the old fathers did look only for transitory promises. For they looked for all benefits of God the Father through the merits of his Son Jesus Christ, as we now do: only they believed in Christ which should come, we in Christ already come.

For discussion

  1. WCF 25.1 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?
  2. SC60 6.1 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?

Read alongside

WCF 25.1 · SC60 6.1 · SC60 6.2 · SC60 6.3 · SC60 6.4 · SC60 6.5 · SHC 6.1 · SHC 6.2