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To start with, as an into, I'm going to use this source until we get further into the topic:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Covenant
By the definition given here:
"New Covenant
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This article is about the theological concept of the New Covenant. For other uses, see New Covenant (disambiguation).
Christians believe that Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant (see Hebrews 8:6). Depicted is his famous Sermon on the Mount in which he commented on the Law. Some scholars (see Antithesis of the Law) consider this to be an antitype of the proclamation of the Ten Commandments or Mosaic Covenant by Moses from the Biblical Mount Sinai.The term New Covenant ... is used in the Bible (both in the Hebrew Bible and the Greek New Testament) to refer to an epochal relationship of restoration and peace following a period of trial and judgment. As are all covenants between God and man described in the Bible, it is "a bond in blood sovereignly administered by God."
Supporting texts:
"New Testament texts
In English translations of the Greek New Testament, the use of the phrase "New Covenant" varies, however, for example, it occurs in the NIV translation at Luke 22:20, 1 Corinthians 11:25, 2 Corinthians 3:6, Hebrews 8:8, 9:15, and 12:24 ..."
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New Covenant - The Saving Work of Jesus Christ
Key Passage
Hebrews 81. The New Covenant is a term used to describe the saving work of Jesus Christ.
2. The Old Covenant was faulty in that it did not produce a believing, God-loving people of God.
3. The product of the Old Covenant, the nation of Israel, was also rejected and will be replaced by a people who are real believers and God-lovers.
4. The New Covenant results in the forgiveness of sins for all who were included in it.
5. The New Covenant results in a new heart for all who were included in it.
6. Every last individual who was included in the New Covenant will get what was accomplished by it.
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The conviction of NCT is that Jesus Christ—not the covenant of grace, nor the future blessing of Israel—is the story of the Bible, and it is our desire to help the Church Universal come to a clearer and more accurate understanding of this glorious truth.
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In terms of organized Christian thought, two systems compete for primacy—Covenant Theology and Dispensationalism. Many folks belong to one or the other without even realizing it. Here’s a little guide: If you try to keep the Sabbath on Sunday, and the sight of a baby being baptized brings a welcoming smile to your face, and the terms covenant community, Reformed, Presbyterian, means of grace, covenant of works, and covenant of grace mean anything to you, then you are probably in the Covenant Theology camp.[Seventh day Adventists have a slightly different twist in this.] On the other hand, if you are hoping for a pre-tribulational rapture or have ever given a copy of Left Behind as a Christmas gift, you are probably Dispensational.
Now, if you think that babies should not be baptized, and that the Sabbath was only for the Jews, and that geo-political Israel has no further significance in God’s plan, and that the Left Behind series makes for okay fiction, then you just might be an unwitting adherent to New Covenant Theology.
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New Covenant Theology answers questions like...
* Does God require Christians (or Americans, etc.) to keep the Ten Commandments?
* Are the Jews still God’s chosen people, and are there promises yet to be fulfilled for Israel?
* Does the Bible teach a Covenant of Grace? Covenant of Works?
* Who are the true children of Abraham?
* What is the New Covenant and how does it differ from the Old Covenant? Are the Jews still under the Mosaic Covenant? Were (or are) the Gentiles under the Mosaic Covenant? Are Christians?
* When Christians try to keep God’s laws, what laws are we trying to keep? What laws should we try to keep?
* Must Christians keep the Sabbath? Is the Sabbath now on Sunday? Why?
* Should the Church model its worship services after the liturgical patterns of the Old Testament?Answers upcoming in New Covenant Journal.
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Covenant Theology
is designed to show the unity in God's purpose in human redemption. It is called "covenant" theology not because of an emphasis on the Biblical/historical covenants as such but on certain theological covenants -- the covenant of redemption, the covenant of works, and the covenant of grace. The covenant of grace is essentially the promise made in Gen.3:15 of the coming deliverer, and all of history is viewed as a progressive unfolding of this covenant. Thus, the New Covenant, in Covenant Theology, is not understood as a new covenant actually; it is rather a new "administration" of the covenant of grace, as was the Mosaic Covenant before it. One covenant with various administrations is the essence of Covenant Theology on this point. Therefore, the Old Covenant is seen as an essentially gracious covenant, not a legal one. Further, with this emphasis on the unity of God's purpose there is a strong tendency in Covenant Theology to carry over the old order into the new: Israel is the church, the law of the Old Covenant is the law of the New, and so on.
Dispensational Theology
emphasizes rather the various differences in God's dealings with men. A "dispensation" has to do with the various administrations of Divine truth. With new revelation come new responsibilities and/or privileges. This change results in a new "economy" or dispensation. With this emphasis on the various changes in God's program, Dispensationalism labors to show the differences between the old and new economies or dispensations. For the (traditional) dispensationalist, there are two separate peoples of God running through all history and even eternity, law is a thing of the past and not relevant to the New Covenant believer, and so on.
NCT
claims simply to have middle ground between these two. We are not satisfied with the simple "one covenant -- two administrations" idea of Covenant Theology. In our judgment this results in a rather "flat" reading of Scripture which fails to appreciate the advance, the distinctively "new" character of this Messianic age. Nor are we satisfied with the over-compartmentalizing tendency of Dispensational Theology. In our judgment its "no law" and "two equal peoples" notions failed to appreciate the unity of God's nature and purpose. And so we find ourselves somewhere between the two traditional answers. We are happy to see representative scholars from both sides of the discussion moving toward center in their respective discussions of various particular issues involved, and we are more comfortable with the progress they offer. (1)
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Can someone explain me what New Covenant Theology ? Is it a error of heresy, and why ? I read somewhere that John Reisinger is a New Covenant Theologion ?
New Covenant Theology. Tom Wells and Fred Zaspel. Frederick, MD: New Covenant Media, 2002. 324 pp.
As a traditional dispensationalist reading New Covenant Theology by Tom Wells and Fred Zaspel, I discovered how covenant theologians must have felt when progressive dispensationalism was first proposed as a theological system. They saw the progressives moving toward their own position, although not all the way. In the same way, this sometimes refreshing work by Wells and Zaspel moves toward (but not landing on) the dispensational side of the spectrum away from covenant theology by emphasizing more discontinuity between the Old and New Testaments than traditional covenant theology allows.The book is unfortunately published by a lesser-known publisher, which may be the cause for many distracting typo-
graphical mistakes throughout. Hopefully, many of these will be corrected if circulation warrants reprinting. However, the book comes with some significant endorsements for its value including comments from D. A. Carson and Tom Nettles as well as a foreword by Douglas Moo. While not necessarily agreeing with the position of New Covenant theology, they all correctly affirm the value of this book in the debate over continuity and discontinuity between the testaments. Its value will also be felt in developments concerning the use of the Old in the New and debate over the role of the progress of revelation in Bible interpretation.The traditional dispensationalist will greatly appreciate New Covenant theology´s complete abandonment of the covenant of grace idea, which dominates Covenant Theology to the extent of forcing a non-existent unity between the testaments. However, the traditional dispensationalist will not be pleased with the idea that "œNT revelation, due to its finality, must be allowed to speak first on every issue that it addresses" (7). This may, in the end, leave too much room for the abandonment of the priority of the Old Testament text for its own interpretation thereby diminishing the value of the progress of revelation for interpretation and theological method. Nonetheless, any work that highlights the need to honor God´s design of discontinuity in biblical history is a welcome development in the theological world today.
Reviewed by Dr. Mike Stallard Professor of Systematic Theology Director of Doctor of Philosophy Program Baptist Bible Seminary, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
Baptist Bible College and Seminary, Journal of Ministry and Theology Volume 6, vnp.6.2.131-6.2.132 (Baptist Bible College and Seminary, 1997; 2003).
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(See last post)
Tom, how about some of those scholars that support your Reformed Sabbath and Reformed Adventism????
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Des Ford and you, as before. Not enough to get anyone's attention.
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Interesting article Tom:
The Psychology of Believing Something Not True
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