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Covenant as a Will #3

Closed sjanhunen closed 5 years ago

sjanhunen commented 5 years ago

A will is a promise. It is a one-sided covenant in the sense that the receiver has to do nothing but accept the promise.

sjanhunen commented 5 years ago

List of unconditional promises in OT: http://www.o-bible.com/BiblicalInformation/index.html#!UNCONDITIONAL-PROMISES

sjanhunen commented 5 years ago

Use of the word "promise" in the NT: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G1860&t=KJV

sjanhunen commented 5 years ago

The promise came before the law contract: https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/rom/4/14/s_1050014

sjanhunen commented 5 years ago

The covenant “promises” made to the fathers go back to Abraham. The fact that Abraham came before the law, and that promises were made to him, is very significant to the ministry of Paul during the Acts period.

sjanhunen commented 5 years ago

Look at how Will looks forward to New Creation.

sjanhunen commented 5 years ago

We have the Gen 12 promise to Abraham and the Psalm 132 promise to David. These are not conditional. God has guaranteed it.

sjanhunen commented 5 years ago

It was the LORD (Jehovah) who made the promise to Abraham.

sjanhunen commented 5 years ago

The initial promise was made to Abram in Gen 12, but when this is re-affirmed in Gen 15, the Lord uses the word "Covenant" specifically.