Thank you JEdwards,

I read your post and Berkhof's commentary, and just need alittle clarification...in the last paragraph of the last
chapter 'C', it reads:

"They are in covenant in the sense that they are subject to the ministrations of the covenant. They are consistently admonished and exhorted to live according to the requirements of the covenant,. The Church treats them as covenant children, offers them the seals of the covenant, and exhorts them to a proper use of these. They are the guests who are first called to the supper, the children of the kingdom, to whom the Word must be preached first of all, Mat 8:12; Luk 14:16-23; Act 13:46."

Who is he speaking about? My first assumption was those guilty of this sin, but then I get to 'the children of the kingdom...' and I'm confused again. Maybe I'm assuming kingdom OF GOD, when in fact it might not be.

Appreciate your time in this,

Hannahsmom