RE: Biblical Anthropology and the Idea of Covenant

Biblical anthropology studies what Scripture says about humanity and our relationship with God. What strikes me is how covenant and understanding people connect the Bible shows us in four states (created, fallen, redeemed, glorified), and in every state, God initiates covenant with us.
There are two main covenants: the covenant of works (our first relationship with God before sin) and the covenant of grace (God's response after we failed). Biblical covenants mirror ancient king-vassal treaties with three elements: the king's kindness, required loyalty, and consequences for obedience or disobedience.
God is always the initiator. When we failed the first covenant, He didn't abandon us He gave the covenant of grace. That's relentless love, not a backup plan. In counseling, this anchors everything: people's deepest identity isn't their mess it's God's covenant commitment to them. He pursued them in creation, pursues them in redemption, and will finish the work in glory. That's where real change comes from.