The covenant of redemption is the unbreakable, immutable, irrefragable foundation for the covenant of grace.

It's a covenant among Father's Son and Holy Spirit that creates that unbreakable foundation for our salvation.

You've probably heard me remind you of this a number of times on renewing your mind, that when R. C. Spurl was asked what people outside of the church most needed to know,

his answer was, who God is.

And then when asked, well, what about those inside the church?

His answer was the same, who God is. And our God is a covenant-making and covenant-keeping God.

Welcome to this Monday edition of Renewing Your Mind as we begin a three-day study of covenant theology. This topic is important and so

helpful for believers, not only because it helps us understand who God is and his relationship with

his people, but also because covenant theology shines a spotlight on the gospel and what Christ

accomplished. These never-before-heard messages are from J.V. Fesco's new six-part introduction to

covenant theology. And when you give a donation of any amount at Renewing Your Mind.org

before midnight Wednesday, we'll send you this series on DVD, unlock the messages and study guide in the free Ligonier app,

and send you the new companion hardcover book Signed, Sealed, Delivered.

It's our way of saying thank you.

I'll tell you more about the series and the book after today's message.

Dr. J.V. Fesco is a professor of systematic and historical theology

at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi, and here he is to introduce us to the

Covenant of Redemption.

When we first hear of an eternal covenant among Father's Son and Holy Spirit, it might at first

strike us as something that goes beyond what the Bible says. It may strike us as being a little

bit speculative. How do we know what the Trinity was doing before the creation of the world?

When asked, what was God doing before the creation of the world? When asked what was God doing before the creation of the world,

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