John Gill was an influential minister and theologian of the eighteenth century. Deeply influenced by the Reformed tradition, he made significant innovation to the doctrine of the covenant of redemption. Current surveys of his theology have unfortunately not adequately explored this innovation. The primary cause of this failure is a lack of attention to Gill’s historical context, a context shaped by doctrinal antinomianism and no-offer Calvinism. This article will contextualize Gill’s thought and provide a more accurate reading of his covenant theology by arguing that he offered a unique construction of the covenant of redemption that radically minimized human agency in the reception of salvation.

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约翰吉尔和救赎的历史只是影子

约翰吉尔是十八世纪一位有影响力的牧师和神学家。深受改革宗传统影响，他对救赎之约的教义进行了重大创新。遗憾的是，目前对其神学的调查并未充分探索这一创新。这次失败的主要原因是缺乏对吉尔的历史背景的关注，这个背景由教义的反律主义和无提议加尔文主义塑造。本文将把吉尔的思想置于语境中，并通过论证他提供了救赎之约的独特结构，从根本上最大限度地减少了人类在接受救恩方面的能动性，从而更准确地解读他的圣约神学。