The covenantal approach to governance embraces the idea of development and changing patterns of relationships as mankind in Christ moves progressively toward that city which has foundations, whose building and maker is God. Thus we may speak of the covenantalizing of all of life as the pattern for heavenizing earth. The conflict with sin, Satan, and death makes this anything but automatic or easy. Nevertheless, by means of the cross, which exhausts evil, we shall finally see in the resurrection the restoration of all things ruined by evil.
Also see Ancient-Future, Restoration, and Theosis.