Theologians Need a Good Education in the Law

It seems to me that our modern day PCA theologians could use a good healthy dose of legal education in the law of contracts.  They should understand that for a contract to be binding, both sides to the contract must give what the law calls "consideration" in order for a contract to be binding, and for a contract to be fulfilled.  "Consideration" is something of legal value, whether an act taken or a promise given in response to the consideration given by the other party.  Consideration can include the forgoing of a legal right.  Consideration has nothing to do with merit, but it is a condition necessary for the fulfillment of a contract, and nothing more.

I am not saying that the covenant God made with Adam was a contract.  However, I do believe that many of our concepts of contract are acquired from God's character in extending covenants.  If theologians were to understand the distinction between consideration, also recognized in the Westminster Standards as conditions, they might not get so agitated over the Federal Vision discussion.

OK, I will take off my rose colored glasses now.