Tag: Christianity
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Tracing God’s Kingdom Program and Covenants. Part 3: Human Government
Human Government This administration starts with God giving Noah the same responsibility He gave to Adam: to be fruitful and multiply (Genesis 9:1). Verse two goes on to say that “The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth and upon every bid of the heavens, upon…
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How does the New Testament believer relate to the New Covenant?
As New Testament believers we relate to the New Covenant by receiving only in the spiritual blessings of the Covenant, but not the material blessings that are promised to Israel. Spiritual blessings: relationship with God forgiveness of sins a new mind a new heart the Holy Spirit Material blessings: restoration to the land rebuilding of…
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What is the Relationship Between Each of the Four Main Covenants? Part 5: Conclusion
In conclusion, the Abrahamic Covenant lays the foundation for the following covenants. God promises Abraham land, seed and blessings. From there, the Mosaic Covenant concentrates on how Abraham’s people are to live in the land and worship their God. The Davidic Covenant emphasizes and furthers the seed portion of the Abrahamic Covenant. The New Covenant…
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The Palestinian Covenant: Weaknesses
To start with, the way Pentecost writes in his books (Thy Kingdom Come: Tracing God’s Kingdom Program and Covenant Promises Throughout History and Things to Come: A Study in Biblical Eschatology) he makes it seem as thought the Palestinian covenant is literally confined to Deuteronomy 30:1-10. Although I consider it the heart of the prediction…
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Is the Abrahamic Covenant Unconditional?
Reasons why the Abrahamic Covenant is Unconditional Normally in a blood covenant the two parties would agree on the terms of the covenant, with each committing himself to the fulfillment of certain promises being covenanted, and they would walk hand in hand through the animal sacrificed pieces. In this case, Abraham fell asleep. J. Dwight…
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The Story of Scripture – Genesis to Revelation – Part 9: The New Era
The way it concludes Luke’s Gospel is how it begins in Acts. Acts is really Luke: Part 2. Here we get the story of these individuals that were commanded to stay in Jerusalem, because Jesus had previously said He must depart so that the Holy Spirit can come. So, the book of Acts is the…
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The Story of Scripture – Genesis to Revelation – Part 8: We Have a Savior
So, then we have a 400-year period that sometimes is referenced as the silent years, where the Greeks come to power. Then we start the New Testament where the Word became flesh, and we have a Savior. God surprises us of how he did it. He begins to tie all these things together, because this…
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The Story of Scripture – Genesis to Revelation – Part 7: The Prophets
If we hit the pause button here and look at the five books of poetry, we see they are written by David and Solomon. We realize that what God had really longed for was a people that had a living relationship with Him and lived out the covenant in community. Carrying on in the chronology…
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The Story of Scripture – Genesis to Revelation – Part 5: Joshua, Judges and Ruth
Now we step into the next set of books: the 12 books of history. We step into the entrance into the land, and the conquering of the land. Joshua is all about the land. Judges is about a time when they were in the land, but they had no King. They didn’t have a king…
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The Story of Scripture – Genesis to Revelation – Part 4: Law for the Land
Law for the Land Then we flip the page to the book of Exodus, and it is a different story. There is another Pharaoh who did not know Joseph, and the people have now been enslaved. God miraculously preserves and then calls someone by the name of Moses, who was trained by the enemy and…