Soli Deo Gloria said: Ron D, do you agree with your main man Edwards when he said "... if we speak of the covenant God has made with man stating the condition of eternal life, God never made but one with man, to wit, the covenant of works; which never yet was abrogated... The covenant of grace is not another covenant made with man... but a covenant made with Christ to fulfill it"
I believe that it is speculative to think that Adam could have attained unto a glorified nature had he continued in obedience. However, even if this was in the contract from the beginning, had Adam attained unto eternal life it still would have been by God's unmerited favor.
Adam obviously needed something extra in order not to have fallen. Had Adam not fallen, then God would have given Adam that extra umph <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/heavy.gif" alt="" /> through the providential ordering of circumstances if not the internal working of the Spirit. In either case, God would have been gracious in doing so. Yes?
