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NCT, therefore, holds that there is: (1) no one covenant of grace that overarches both dispensations of the OT and NT (see Chapter 3); (2) no covenant of works with a temporal probationary period which, if kept by Adam, would have resulted in earning eternal heavenly life for Adam and all mankind (see Chapter 4); and, (3) no pre-temporal intra-Trinitarian covenant of redemption because Godβs covenants are all planned to occur in history according to and in execution of His eternal purpose
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Gary D. Long (New Covenant Theology: Time For A More Accurate Way)