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Episode:

The Bible Isn't About You (Covenant Theology)

Category: Religion & Spirituality
Duration: 00:36:32
Publish Date: 2024-12-12 11:00:00
Description:

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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