Covenant theology vs Dispensationalism
Covenant Theology and Dispensationalism
Both of these theologies begin with truth, but both can go off the rails. This video gives a very nice description.
1. Dispensational theology can go off the rails because Christians assume that "pray for the peace of Jerusalem" somehow means that Jews are saved (they are not saved simply by being descendants of Abraham). I understand this verse to mean to pray for those in Jerusalem to be saved because it is only in Jesus that we can truly have peace. I also understand this to mean that we are to always have Jerusalem in view because it is God's prophetic timepiece.
2. Covenant theology goes off the rails in my opinion when they assume that the New Testament has erased any promises previously made to Abraham and his descendants.
The way I view this is the same way that this man presents it in this video. Israel was the vehicle that the Messiah arrived in. Jesus is the Messiah to the whole world, being Jewish is not an advantage to getting saved but it is an advantage in being raised with the Bible. This background gives them an advantage over Gentiles in understanding some of the things written in the Bible. Faith in Jesus is the main event and the focus of the ages. But, that faith includes believing that the Lord is faithful and that includes all the promises and covenants made to Abraham, David, and Israel.
Covenant Theology and Dispensationalism
Both of these theologies begin with truth, but both can go off the rails. This video gives a very nice description.
1. Dispensational theology can go off the rails because Christians assume that "pray for the peace of Jerusalem" somehow means that Jews are saved (they are not saved simply by being descendants of Abraham). I understand this verse to mean to pray for those in Jerusalem to be saved because it is only in Jesus that we can truly have peace. I also understand this to mean that we are to always have Jerusalem in view because it is God's prophetic timepiece.
2. Covenant theology goes off the rails in my opinion when they assume that the New Testament has erased any promises previously made to Abraham and his descendants.
The way I view this is the same way that this man presents it in this video. Israel was the vehicle that the Messiah arrived in. Jesus is the Messiah to the whole world, being Jewish is not an advantage to getting saved but it is an advantage in being raised with the Bible. This background gives them an advantage over Gentiles in understanding some of the things written in the Bible. Faith in Jesus is the main event and the focus of the ages. But, that faith includes believing that the Lord is faithful and that includes all the promises and covenants made to Abraham, David, and Israel.
