I thought it a good idea to have one post with all my reviews of New Covenant Theology by Tom Wells and Fred Zaspel. IMO it was a great book and generally on the money. Perhaps there is work to do with how we use the term “law” in the NT and I need to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘New Covenant Theology’
new covenant theology overview
Posted in Book Reviews, Theology, tagged Israel, New Covenant Theology on April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
flesh and spirit in romans and beyond
Posted in Theology, tagged New Covenant Theology, the gospel on March 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
John Thomson has started what looks to be a very useful series looking at how the terms “flesh” and “Spirit” are used in the Bible. Here’s a quote on Romans 1:1-4 to whet the appetite: This text is clearly significant. Paul signals, right at the outset of Romans, in this compressed summary of the gospel, [...]
new covenant theology and progressive dispensationalism
Posted in Dispensationalism, Theology, tagged Dispensationalism, New Covenant Theology on March 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The following is lifted from this superb article by Steve Lehrer. If you’ve ever wondered about the differences between New Covenant Theology and Progressive Dispensationalism, you should read the whole thing. In it, the two fictional characters, New Covenant Ned and Progressive Pete discuss Amos 9:11-12 and it’s NT fulfillment in Acts 15:12-20. 11“In that [...]
new covenant theology 11 – the church and creeds
Posted in Book Reviews, Reformed Theology, Theology, Uncategorized, tagged mere christianity, New Covenant Theology, Reformed Theology, the gospel on March 24, 2010 | 4 Comments »
In chapter 15 Tom Wells explores the relationship between the authority of Scripture and the authorityof human confessions. He notes that our sinful condition makes objectivity difficult and this causes divisions among us. Yet this does not mean we should capitulate into an emergent style “chastised epistimelogy = everyone’s viewpoint is valid” approach. As with [...]
new covenant theology 10 – two critical texts on the sabbath
Posted in Bad Theology, Piety, Practice, Reformed Theology, Theology, Uncategorized, tagged New Covenant Theology, the law on March 17, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Tom Wells, in Chapter 14, looks at some Pauline texts he deems ‘critical’ in the debate over the Sabbath controversy. He begins the chapter by reminding his readers to read their Bibles by giving “logical priority to the NT” (p239): Why is that so? Because revelation is progressive and we have come to its high [...]
new covenant theology 9 – the sabbath in the NT
Posted in Book Reviews, Practice, Reformed Theology, Theology, tagged eschatology, New Covenant Theology, Reformed Theology, the law on March 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Fred Zaspel continues chapter 13, now looking at the Sabbath in the NT. In the OT, the fulfilment of the promised rest was associated with YHWH’s Servant and “with ideas of redemption and eschatology”. For the sake of brevity Zaspel limits his look at how this is fulfilled in Jesus by restricting his scope to [...]
reformed baptist vs new covenant theology
Posted in Reformed Theology, Theology, tagged New Covenant Theology, Reformed Theology, The Church, the law on March 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
My last few posts have charted Tom Wells’ and Fred Zaspel’s interactions with a Reformed Baptist. There is much that Reformed Baptists and New Covenant Theologians have in common; indeed, they have more in common than not. Nevertheless, there are significant areas of disagreement between the two camps, particularly with respect to how we should [...]
paedobaptism and acts 2:39
Posted in baptism, Reformed Theology, Theology, tagged baptism, Israel, New Covenant Theology, Reformed Theology, The Church on March 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A favourite paedobaptist proof-text (if I can be forgiven for putting it so crudely) is Acts 2:38, 39: And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the [...]
new covenant theology 8 – the sabbath in the OT
Posted in Book Reviews, Theology, Uncategorized, tagged New Covenant Theology, Reformed Theology on March 11, 2010 | 4 Comments »
In chapters 13 Zaspel tackles the Sabbath. It’s no oversimplification to state that one’s view of the Sabbath provides a clue as to how one puts the whole bible together. Chapter 13 provides something of a thumbnail biblical theological sketch of the Sabbath. In Genesis 2:1-3 we read: Thus the heavens and the earth were [...]
baptism and circumcision
Posted in baptism, Reformed Theology, Theology, tagged baptism, Israel, New Covenant Theology, Reformed Theology, The Church on March 8, 2010 | 11 Comments »
In the recent past, I have been attracted to the arguments in favour of paedobaptism (pb). The reasons for such attraction are varied: the high view of children in such a system; the sheer volume of theological giants who have articulated the view; the, at first glance, strong claims from church history as to the [...]
