Below is a summary of Gary North's modified summary of Ray Sutton's five points of the covenant in his book That You May Prosper:
This summary consists of of:
1) The five points of the covenant
2) The point of TULIP to which each point corresponds
3) The point in the THEOS acronym to which each covenant-point corresponds
4) It's function within both Kingly and Priestly aspects of man's role as God's vice-regent
1) Who’s in charge? (Transcendence(sovereignty))
2) To whom do I report? (Hierarchy - Limited Atonement(Representation))
3)What are the rules? (Ethics - Total Depravity)
4) What do I get for obeying or disobeying? (Oath - Unconditional Election)
5) Does this outfit have a future? (Succession - Perseverance of the Saints)
In his work The Sinai Strategy: Economics and the Tm Commandments (1986), North makes the following observations about this 5-point covenant model:
Priestly and Kingly Aspects:
PRIESTLY CODE:
1) Transcendence: prohibition of false worship
2) Hierarchy: no graven images (representation)
3) Ethics: prohibition against misusing God’s name
4) Oath: sabbath as day of judgment (baptism, Lord’s supper)
5) Succession: honoring father and mother; long life as the promised inheritances
KINGLY CODE:
1) Transcendence: prohibition against murder (God’s image)
2) Hierarchy: prohibition of adultery (covenant authority)
3) Ethics: prohibition against theft
4) Oath: no false witness
5) Succession: no coveting of another’s property, which constitutes family inheritance
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