Genesis

January 9, 2026

The Covenant of Works (part 2)

I want to expand on my first post, which you can find here. I am addressing the charge that since there is no explicit covenant-making in Genesis 1-3, the Reformed concept of the Covenant of Works is not present there. I used to think that way. Not any more. Some exegetically-driven reasons to believe in… Continue reading

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September 22, 2023

Reymond on Genesis 1-11

“The fact that the Bible sweeps across the thousands of years between the creation of man and Abraham in only eleven chapters, with the call of Abraham coming in Genesis 12, suggests that the information given in the first eleven chapters of the Bible was intended as preparatory “background” to the revelation of the Abrahamic… Continue reading

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Well, hello there. I am a middle-aged husband and father living in Brisbane, Australia. I am a committed Christian – more specifically, a Calvinistic, Presbyterian, Postmillennial, paedocommunionist. If you understood all that, you probably need to get out more! I enjoy coffee, poetry, patting cats, sleeping, reading, and being negatively evaluated by strangers on the internet. Your assistance with that last one would be greatly appreciated. For the curious, spes clara is Latin for “bright hope.” If you’re wanting to find out what I’ve posted about a particular subject, use the search bar below. If you’ve managed to read all this, you might as well read one of my blog posts – I mean, you’ve come this far. SDG.

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Genesis

The Covenant of Works (part 2)

Reymond on Genesis 1-11