Post by RayW on Mar 12, 2014 9:10:55 GMT -8
Please post your answers to the following questions here:
1. During class we discussed the fact that God entered into time to choose to make a unilateral (one sided) unconditional covenant with an obscure individual named Abraham. There is nothing in Scripture that would suggest that Abraham was more deserving than anyone else. In fact, we are told that he came from a family of idol worshipers (Josh 24:2). How does the fact that God made this covenant with Abraham help you to understand God’s intention to redeem man? How does this help you understand the meaning of the grace? Explain, giving examples of how this meaning applies to you.
2. Read Gen. 12:1–3. In what ways is it that Abraham is a blessing to the entire world? Read Gal. 3:6–9, 13–14 and further discuss this question.
3. Compare Gal. 3:16 (if your Bible uses the words “seed” or “seeds” replace them with “descendent” or “descendents”) and Gen. 12:7. If Christ is the quintessential (ultimate) seed of Abraham, could His future reign in the New Jerusalem be considered fulfillment of the land promise God made to Abraham? (Read Rev. 21:1–3)
4. God gave the Mosaic Covenant which was a bi-lateral covenant (obligations on both sides). It contained over 600 separate laws with blessings for those who fulfilled them and curses for those who did not.
Do you think that God believed that the Israelites might be able to fulfill and properly mediate (offer it to the world) this covenant? If God did not believe that the Israelites would be able to do this, why did He give it to them? What relationship does the Mosaic Covenant have with the Abrahamic Covenant? In other words, how might the Mosaic Covenant be a mediator (a way of fulfillment) of the Abrahamic Covenant?
5. Read Jer. 31:31–34 and Heb. 8:1–8. How is it that the New Covenant, with Christ as the Priest, is a better mediator (way of fulfillment) of the Abrahamic Covenant than the Mosaic?
6. Many dispensationalists have argued that Replacement Theology is a heretical departure from the clear truth of God’s word. In what ways has the lesson helped you to evaluate this claim?
7. It was discussed in class that early in Church history the Jewish nation, from a human perspective, was blamed for the death of Christ. This gave credence to Replacement Theology. In what ways was the Jewish nation responsible for the death of Christ? In what ways are all people responsible for the death of Christ?
8. How was your thinking challenged the most by the lesson? Explain.
1. During class we discussed the fact that God entered into time to choose to make a unilateral (one sided) unconditional covenant with an obscure individual named Abraham. There is nothing in Scripture that would suggest that Abraham was more deserving than anyone else. In fact, we are told that he came from a family of idol worshipers (Josh 24:2). How does the fact that God made this covenant with Abraham help you to understand God’s intention to redeem man? How does this help you understand the meaning of the grace? Explain, giving examples of how this meaning applies to you.
2. Read Gen. 12:1–3. In what ways is it that Abraham is a blessing to the entire world? Read Gal. 3:6–9, 13–14 and further discuss this question.
3. Compare Gal. 3:16 (if your Bible uses the words “seed” or “seeds” replace them with “descendent” or “descendents”) and Gen. 12:7. If Christ is the quintessential (ultimate) seed of Abraham, could His future reign in the New Jerusalem be considered fulfillment of the land promise God made to Abraham? (Read Rev. 21:1–3)
4. God gave the Mosaic Covenant which was a bi-lateral covenant (obligations on both sides). It contained over 600 separate laws with blessings for those who fulfilled them and curses for those who did not.
Do you think that God believed that the Israelites might be able to fulfill and properly mediate (offer it to the world) this covenant? If God did not believe that the Israelites would be able to do this, why did He give it to them? What relationship does the Mosaic Covenant have with the Abrahamic Covenant? In other words, how might the Mosaic Covenant be a mediator (a way of fulfillment) of the Abrahamic Covenant?
5. Read Jer. 31:31–34 and Heb. 8:1–8. How is it that the New Covenant, with Christ as the Priest, is a better mediator (way of fulfillment) of the Abrahamic Covenant than the Mosaic?
6. Many dispensationalists have argued that Replacement Theology is a heretical departure from the clear truth of God’s word. In what ways has the lesson helped you to evaluate this claim?
7. It was discussed in class that early in Church history the Jewish nation, from a human perspective, was blamed for the death of Christ. This gave credence to Replacement Theology. In what ways was the Jewish nation responsible for the death of Christ? In what ways are all people responsible for the death of Christ?
8. How was your thinking challenged the most by the lesson? Explain.