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Why did God establish conditional covenants?

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Conditional covenants illustrate humanity's inability to uphold God's laws, pointing to our need for Christ.

God established conditional covenants, such as that with Adam and later with Israel, to reveal humanity's inherent inability to fulfill His righteous requirements. These covenants, which depended on human obedience, highlighted the reality that all have sinned and fall short of God's glory. By showing that people cannot keep the law, such covenants serve as a tutor that drives us to Christ, who fulfills the law perfectly and establishes a New Covenant based on His grace rather than our merit. This underscores the sovereign grace of God in accomplishing salvation through Christ alone.
Scripture References: Genesis 2:16-17, Ezekiel 17, Galatians 3:24-25

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