Theological Term of the Week: Federal Headship
Thursday, July 14, 2022 at 3:30AM
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federal headship

The position of Adam and Christ as God-appointed representatives of their descendants. Adam was the federal head of the whole human race, and he acted on their behalf in the fall, so in Adam, the whole human race is born under God’s judgment as guilty sinners. Christ is the federal head of all believers, and he acted on their behalf during his obedient life and substitutionary death, so God will judge all believers to be righteous in Christ.

Learn more:

  1. Guy Waters: Federal Headship
  2. Ligonier Ministries: Our First Federal Head
  3. Simply Put Podcast: Federalism
  4. R. C. Sproul: Adam’s Fall and Mine
  5. Chris Gordon: Two Gardens, Two Adams, and the Forgiveness of Your Sins
  6. Michael Reeves: Christ Mended What Adam Broke (video)

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