Peter Gentry exposits the new covenant as found in Jeremiah in his book, Kingdom through Covenant. After placing the classic new covenant text of Jeremiah 31:31-34 in its literary structure, Gentry proceeds to walk through the various elements of the covenant. Gentry contends that the phrase "days are coming" refers to a time in the … Continue reading Peter Gentry on the New Covenant
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Peter Gentry on the Davidic Covenant
After the Mosaic covenant, the Davidic covenant is the next major covenant in the Bible's storyline. The Davidic covenant, begins God intended model of kingship for the people of Israel (443). The Davidic covenant then carries forward the purpose of the Mosaic covenant. Just as the Mosaic covenant was to be the means of fulfillment … Continue reading Peter Gentry on the Davidic Covenant
Peter Gentry on the Mosaic Covenant
Peter Gentry in chapter nine of Kingdom through Covenant contends that the covenant God makes with Israel is central to the entire Pentateuch (339). The importance of the Mosaic covenant cannot be overstated because "it is the interpretation of how the old covenant relates to the new that is the basis of all the major … Continue reading Peter Gentry on the Mosaic Covenant
A Theology of Sex and Gender (Part 2): The Covenant with Creation and Imago Dei
This is the second installment of the series, "A Theology of Sex and Gender." You can find Part 1 here A Christian worldview begins with God’s great act of creation. The biblical authors, and even Jesus Himself, regularly grounded their arguments in God’s creational design and order (cf. Matt. 19:4-5; 1 Tim. 2:13-14). Furthermore, since Scripture … Continue reading A Theology of Sex and Gender (Part 2): The Covenant with Creation and Imago Dei
What Does it Mean to be “Biblical”?
In order to be biblical in our theology we must take seriously what Scripture claims to be. What, then, does Scripture claim for itself?...We affirm that Scripture is God's Word written, the product of God's mighty action through the Word and by the Holy Spirit whereby human authors freely wrote exactly what God intended to … Continue reading What Does it Mean to be “Biblical”?