Finally, I can announce the availability of the hardback edition of The Words of the Covenant – Volume 2: New Testament Continuation. Many have asked about it. I myself much prefer hardcover books to paperbacks, especially if they are large works. Here is the Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Words-Covenant-Biblical-Testament-Expectation/dp/1662826206/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= I would like to ask those of you who have either read Vol. 2 or are a good way through it to write your impressions and/or rate it at Amazon. This helps get …
Category: Biblical Covenantalism
At the 360 Conference I had several people ask me if I had recorded any lectures to act as companions to the two volumes of The Words of the Covenant. My answer was yes, but I realized that the TELOS channel isn’t the best to find them at. Here, then, are the lectures. There are 34 of them and they’re quite long. Originally they were presented as below: Biblical Theology of the Old Testament (1) Biblical Theology of the Old …
Part One Union with Christ The truth that the existence of the Church presupposes Christ’s resurrection can be supported tangentially by other doctrines, such as our union with Christ. As we have already seen, the phrase “in Christ” and its variations, although it can have a number of meanings depending on context, always signifies the close bond between the justified sinner and their Savior. This is seen in the Epistle to the Philippians (e.g., Phil. 1:1:1, 14; 3:9-10; 4:21). …
Here are some thoughts about the relation of the Church to the resurrection of Christ. If this is sounds it destroys any notion that the Church can be found in the OT, and eliminates one of supersessionism‘s major arguments for throwing off the label of replacement theology (i.e., that the Church has always existed). This comes from the forthcoming book. The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is an eschatological event. His risen glorified body which proclaimed in itself …
This again is a repost of an article I wrote years ago which I believe bears the repetition. Part Three Review Hitherto in this set of posts I have called attention to several issues tied together with the word “disingenuous.” To be disingenuous is to lack candor or sincerity. To be less than forthcoming. I have applied this term to those who, for whatever reason, will not clearly tell people exactly what it is they are doing with Scripture passages; …
Daniel Hummel has written a book that has got a attention recently. The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism: How the Evangelical Battle over the End Times Shaped a Nation has made a splash because it is an irenic study of the movement. Hummel has written an essay at the Gospel Coalition called “4 Snapshots of Dispensationalism Today.” He makes four points in his essay: 2. Scholarly dispensationalism has declined in recent decades. 3. The effect of these two trends on …
When I say Christ is the central Figure of Scripture what I mean is that He is the central Protagonist of God’s Creation Project. Here is an example of the Christ’s eminence in the Bible: God created all things through Jesus Christ (Eph. 3:9, Jn. 1:3), and all things created through Him were also created for Him (Col. 1:16). At this present hour the whole creation is upheld through Him (Col. 1:17; Heb. 1:3). He is the Lord …
Centuries passed before the time of the birth of Jesus Christ in the small hamlet of Bethlehem Judah around the Year 5-7 B.C.[1] Bethlehem was the place where David was born (1 Sam. 17:12), and also was the place where the Messiah would be born (Mic. 5:2). Yahweh had pinpointed Bethlehem so no other birthplace would be right for Jesus Christ. Not Jerusalem, not Rome, but tiny Bethlehem. God means what He says. And He would be born precisely at …
I’m doing the boring chore of name and Scripture indices at the moment. Here’s an excerpt from the forthcoming book. First of all, we must dismiss this view, held by many pious men throughout history, that the Church is in the OT. The New covenant was not made in the OT, and I have shown the Church to be a New covenant institution. The NT records the making of the New covenant in Jesus’ blood (Lk. 22:20; 1 Cor. 11:25). This …
It may be help if I jot down what I believe to be the essence of my approach. I hasten to add that there is quite a bit more to it, but I would be satisfied if anyone studying my work were to characterize it under those five points. Everything else that I espouse is a direct result of these foundational tenets. …
