Part 1, part 2, part 4 The Assembly (ekklesia) is Reformed Israel In a previous post (not in this series) I have listed eight “primary” passages that teach that the Church and Israel are the same entity and eleven other “supporting” passages that strongly imply it (some of which I’ve continue reading…
Part 1, part 3, part 4 New Testament Use & Interpretation of the Old Testament Hosea 11:1 & Matthew 2:14-15 When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. The more they were called, the more they went away; they kept sacrificing to continue reading…
Part 2, part 3, part 4 Defining the System During the 20th Century, Dispensational Theology grew from a relatively unknown system of theology to probably the most influential, if not most widely held, conservative and orthodox understanding of Scripture in America. The reasons for Dispensationalism’s rise and popularity are many continue reading…
This post lists the passages I have found that support the Reformed understanding of the Church while contradicting the Dispensational understanding; specifically, they show us that the Church is the New Testament form of the Old Testament Israel. They do not directly address secondary issues such as eschatology; while eschatology continue reading…
A Note I am neither a historian nor a theologian. My understanding of the matters of Covenant and Dispensational Theology are largely based on my own reading rather than academic study and are far from complete. Any inaccuracies or inconsistencies in the following are, therefore, likely my own. Preface In continue reading…
Note: I do not believe this post is accurate at some points. I will leave it as is because I believe it still has value. I have been looking for several months for a book, pamphlet, or article that both lays out what Covenant Theology is/teaches for someone who holds continue reading…
Note: This post originally called Showers’ system Classical Dispensationalism. This was incorrect; his system is Modified Dispensationalism (though some do not see this distinction and would label him Traditional Dispensational). Having grown up Dispensational, I recently began to examine Covenantal theology and compare it to Dispensationalism. I was given a continue reading…