Is the New Covenant Only for Judah and Israel?

December 4th, 2009 | Eschatology | No Comment  
Is the New Covenant only for Judah and Israel? Some believe so. They base their reasoning on the bible text which says God would make a new covenant. "Behold finding fault with them, He says: "Behold the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah." (Heb. 8:6). Quoting from Jer. 31:31, Paul affirms the fulfillment of this prophecy in the soon to be completed New Covenant and consummation of the Old. By virtue of the new, the Old Covenant  was becoming obsolete. The time for its ...
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Resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15, Where Did You St...

June 23rd, 2009 | Day of the Lord | No Comment  
Welcome to part 2 of "Resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15, Where Did You Start? I'm sure that you're like everyone else with many things to do and very little time to get it done. Well, at least that's what it's like for me. Taking the time to write a blog post challenges me at times, like now. But, I promised to follow up from yesterday so here we go. After looking at the source of 1 Corinthians 15 from Hosea 5:13f, we continue to examine chapter 6 in the light of what we discover there. God is punishing Israel for sin. ...
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Resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15, Where Did You St...

June 22nd, 2009 | Day of the Lord | No Comment  
1 Corinthians 15, continues to be a battleground of eschatological turf. The major issues here are whether the text focuses on physical or sin-death, and whether it is about a past or future event. What one decides about the chapter depends largely upon the first step to interpreting it. Hence we ask, "Resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15, Where Did You Start? For many, this is not even a question to be entertained. The answer seems so logical to them that they would not even ask the question. In other words, it is to them a foregone conclusion that the apostles is ...
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Is 1 Corinthians 15 Israel’s Resurrection?

December 24th, 2008 | Eschatology | No Comment  
Much controversy exists over the resurrection of the dead. It is often denied that the 1 Corinthians 15 has anything to do with Israel. Is1 Corinthians 15 Israel’s resurrection? Many see Jesus’ death on the cross as God’s last word to Israel. Those who do are very tight-lipped about anything that speaks of Israel beyond the cross, (AD. 30). These are usually found in the Amillennialist camps. The cross becomes their line of demarcation. From that point forward, everything is all about Christians. On the other hand, there are Dispensationalists who see everything in the scripture after the cross as related to national Israel. They believe the church is simply a parenthetical “spiritual annoyance” until ...
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