Knowing Faith The Bible Isn't About You (Covenant Theology)
Dec 12, 2024
36:32
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the covenants in the Bible and why it's important to understand them.
Questions Covered in This Episode:
- What happens in Genesis 1-11?
- What is a covenant?
- What are some covenants we find in the Bible?
- How do covenants form a structure for reading and interpreting the Bible’s story?
- What is involved and entailed in the covenant with Abraham?
- What are the core promises of God’s covenant with Abraham?
- How does the covenant with Abraham shape the rest of the story?
- In the covenant with Moses, what is entailed or unveiled?
- Why do people find that the story of the bible opens up for them as they come to understand the significance and structure of covenants?
Helpful Definitions:
- Covenant: Promise in which God obligates Himself to His people to act on their behalf.
- Pactum Salutis: Covenant in which God has said He is going to secure and save for Himself a people in Christ Jesus. (Exists before creation.)
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
- Genesis 1-11, 12, 15, Ephesians 1, Revelation 13, 2 Samuel 7, Jeremiah 31, Genesis 22
- TGC25
- “Words of Life” by Timothy Ward
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