Christ My Covenant - New Covenant Theology http://www.christmycovenant.com/ en Christian christmycovenant.com Moe Bergeron Moe Bergeron http://www.christmycovenant.com/content/er1/er_lib1/glenn_beck.html Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:56:47 GMT Ed Ross: Glenn Beck has ignited the nation and its churches in a fervent, and sometimes heated, dialog concerning the founding of our nation, its true history, the significance of the role of faith, and the goals and methods of the progressive/socialist agenda. Christians I ve known for many years seem to be renewed in their faith, and in a vibrant commitment to advance the restoration of our nation to its roots. The question for many conservative evangelical pastors regarding this phenomenon is the appropriateness of supporting, or working together with, a Mormon - a Mormon who is bringing together many branches of professing Christendom under one umbrella of Christian Patriotism. Is this another wave of ecumenism that will dilute the Gospel and undermine biblical doctrine in the churches? To some evangelicals it is a cut and dried issue - the Mormon church (LDS) teaches doctrine repugnant to biblical Christians. From the potential deity of all men to the denial of hell, there is certainly plenty in the church dogma to refute. Therefore, they say, no true Christian should... [read article] Comments http://www.christmycovenant.com/content/jd1/jd1_lib1/new_exodus_in_christ.html Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:35:42 GMT John Dunn: The wonder of the Exodus event is that it gloriously foreshadowed and typified the new Exodus event of the New Covenant in Christ Jesus. The Exodus event of old has been divinely cast as the definitive paradigm of redemptive history. The apostolic Gospels and epistles are nothing less than the full expounding of the New Exodus spiritual realities. A right view of Christ’s redemptive work can only be viewed through the lens of the New Exodus paradigm. A careful study of New Testament language usage will reveal how the apostolic authors import many significant words, texts, and themes from the Old Testament into their writings. For example, the apostle Paul uses explicit Exodus language in his epistles (bondage, slave, Passover, liberty, sacrifice, firstborn, firstfruits, circumcision, mediator of the covenant, Great High Priest, Mt. Sinai vs. Mt. Zion). This clearly indicates that the apostolic writers understood the New Covenant Christ-event as a completely new spiritual Exodus, the grand fulfillment of all the Old Covenant types. Through the new Exodus-event of Jesus, God has entered into an unconditional grace-covenant (the New Covenant) with His Church, the true Israel of God. [read full article] Editor's Comment: This article provides one of the best summaries of why there is an explosion of interest in the New Covenant and New Covenant Theology. Read it! Pass it on! Get it up on your blogs! Comments http://www.christmycovenant.com/audiovideo.htm Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:23:09 GMT Steve Best: "The Right Tools for the Job" [audio message] As a Christian do you find yourself struggling and often depressed because you think you will never measure up to God's holy standard? This ought not to be! Where is the joy in your Christian life? Give this message a serious listen as brother Best encourages your heart with the word of Christ. Steve Best serves as the Senior Pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel of DeKalb. The "Best" of New Covenant preaching! Comment http://www.christmycovenant.com/content/df1/df_lib1/prayers_of_paul_3.html Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:51:00 GMT Dave Frampton: Romans 16:25-27 This is not a prayer of petition, but a prayer of worship. The Scriptures continually teach the im-portance of worship. Worship means more than saying, “Thank you,” though certainly that is part of it. Worship is the recognition of the worth of God in all parts of our lives. This involves praise for who and what God is. Our Lord taught this in his model prayer; may we also learn it in this place. [open study] Comments http://www.christmycovenant.com/content/fz1/fz_lib1/gospel_free_offer.htm Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:30:03 GMT Fred G. Zaspel: Introductory Considerations In a day in which Pelagianism reigns it may seem a strange discussion indeed to debate whether the gospel should be offered freely. But hyper-Calvinism remains with us, and the resurgence of Reformed theology in recent decades has witnessed with it a resurgence of hyper-Calvinism also. And one of its characteristic marks is its hesitation and sometimes even refusal to preach the gospel to the non-elect or to the unregenerate. Some “high” Calvinists come a step further and argue that while the gospel should not be offered it should be proclaimed. The gospel makes no offer, it is argued; it issues a command to repent and believe. We should clarify at the outset that this discussion does not concern contemporary “altar calls” or formulaic decisionism. Nor does this discussion question the necessity of divine initiative — unconditional election, effectual calling, and so on. Nor does this discussion question that the sovereign Spirit alone can persuade the lost to faith in Christ. On these matters all Calvinists are agreed. The question at issue is whether a sincere offer of salvation can legitimately be made indiscriminately to the lost. [read article] Comments http://www.christmycovenant.com/content/jdg1/jdg1_lib1/four_horsemen.html Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:28:41 GMT J. David Gilliland: A special blessing is promised to the ones who read and heed the teachings of this book (Rev 1:3). But it is also presents quite a unique challenge. For many it means venturing into uncharted waters, as it seems to be a very mysterious communication – even by biblical standards. Before we go to the text and by way of introduction – recognizing that there may be some here who are relatively new to the study of this book – let us take a few moments to survey its structure, style, and message. [read article] Comments http://www.christmycovenant.com/recent_posts.html Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:49:27 GMT The list of our most recent articles has been updated.