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A STUDY IN COVENANT THEOLOGY

(Romans-RASV-1901)

THE THESIS STATEMENT

   FULLY recognizing and understanding the complete strategy of God’s reconciliation, as it must be observed from its conception to its completion, is a basic deficiency that exists within today’s main line denominations as well as the other Abrahamic religions.

   The principle mistake being made by the Christian Church, as well as others, is when they, as only fractional parts that are being graciously included, begin to believe that they would individually represent the whole of God’s reconciliation.

   Consequently, by being somewhat inhibited by their own religious perspectives, few, if any, within the major denominations and religions, have taken the opportunity to look for the larger picture that is to be found only by observing the entirety of God’s universal reconciliation.

   To begin, we must observe this full span of time—the whole of God’s universal reconciliation that would begin with creation and then run on to the end of this present world, as containing all of its necessary components.

   Then coming to understand that the Abrahamic Covenant of Grace that is extended to the world through the Judeo-Christian experience—that experience that was initially revealed in the formation of the Abrahamic Covenant and then fully manifested within the New Testament Christian Church, is the operational agreement that God has so graciously established with the whole of His creation (Ref.Gen.17:1-27; Gal.4:21-31).

   A most difficult and necessary observation to make here in our examination of the Abrahamic Covenant, is to first recognize the distinct visible character that is represented by the Covenant of Bondage; the Circumcision of the Flesh Covenant (Ref.Gen.17:1-14, 20, 23-27).  And then secondly, to also recognize the coexistence of the invisible character of this same covenant that is represented by the Covenant of Promise. (Ref.Gen.17:15-19, 21)   There are in fact, two separate characteristics to the one Abrahamic Covenant of Grace. (Ref.Gal.4:21-26)

   Finally, the most mysterious understanding of all is achieved when we fully comprehend that this invisible Covenant of Promise also represents that common hereditary thread that runs on through both the Old Testament and the New Testament dispensations, and even binds together the whole of God’s reconciliation.

   This is the only exegesis that will allow for both visible Israel and invisible Israel to achieve their separate eschatological fulfillment.