God Promised Life

Pastor walks his children through Children's Catechism question 25—especially explaining how God promised life in the covenant of works. Q25. What did God promise in the covenant of works? To reward Adam with life if he obeyed Him. The lesson centers on the covenant of works, in which God promised Adam eternal life upon condition of perfect obedience, with the consequence of death if he disobeyed the prohibition against eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. This covenant was not merely a test of obedience but a gracious provision of fellowship with God and a life of divine blessing, contingent on faithful adherence. The failure of Adam to fulfill this covenant is contrasted with the perfect obedience of Jesus Christ, the last Adam, Who atoned for violation of the covenant of works through His death, securing the greater blessings of the covenant of grace. The message underscores that while Adam's probation was temporary and ultimately failed, Christ's obedience has eternally fulfilled the promise of life, making salvation not a matter of human effort but of divine grace accomplished in Christ.