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David Bentley Hart’s, ‘The Experience of God’ – The Full Review

David Bentley Hart’s, ‘The Experience of God’ – The Full Review

“A reductionistic god belongs to a reductionistic world picture, just as much as a vitiated view of consciousness and intentionality results from an outlook which doesn’t care to explain such “directed” mysteries.”

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BIBLICAL COVENANTALISM: Do We Interpret the OT By The NT?

BIBLICAL COVENANTALISM: Do We Interpret the OT By The NT?

This entry is part 23 of 28 in the series Biblical Covenantalism

These lectures address the widespread notion that the Bible intends the OT to be interpreted by the NT.  But this raises all sorts of problems, since, e.g., the NT appeals to the OT for its authority. DoestheNThavepriorityovertheOld1   DoestheNThavepriorityoverthe-Old2Continue Reading

BIBLICAL COVENANTALISM: The Church As A “Mystery”

BIBLICAL COVENANTALISM: The Church As A “Mystery”

This entry is part 22 of 28 in the series Biblical Covenantalism

What does the Apostle mean when he describes the concept of the Church as a “mystery”?  Included is some critical interaction with ‘replacement’ and progressive dispensational views. The Church as a Mystery 1 The Church as a Mystery 2  Continue Reading

BIBLICAL COVENANTALISM: The Institution of the New Covenant

BIBLICAL COVENANTALISM: The Institution of the New Covenant

This entry is part 21 of 28 in the series Biblical Covenantalism

This and the next lecture stress the crucial truth that Jesus really did institute the New Covenant in his blood with the Church at His First Coming. InstitutionoftheNC1 InstitutionoftheNC2a  Continue Reading

BIBLICAL COVENANTALISM: The Meaning of Israel in the New Testament

BIBLICAL COVENANTALISM: The Meaning of Israel in the New Testament

This entry is part 20 of 28 in the series Biblical Covenantalism

These studies demonstrate that Israel means Israel, never the Church. Israel in the New Testament (1) 12.Israel in theNT1 Israel in the New Testament (2) 13.IsraelintheNT2Continue Reading

BIBLICAL COVENANTALISM: Jesus’ Teaching on the Kingdom (Pt.2)

BIBLICAL COVENANTALISM: Jesus’ Teaching on the Kingdom (Pt.2)

This entry is part 19 of 28 in the series Biblical Covenantalism

Jesus’ Teaching on the Kingdom: Matthew Now the attention is on Matthew’s witness. Matthew’s Gospel is perhaps the “Jewish” of the Gospels. These lectures have been taken from the course ‘Biblical Theology of the New Testament’ at Telos Biblical Institute 7.KingdomTeachings4 Jesus’ Teaching on the Kingdom : Acts 1:6 (Pts. 1 & 2) The questionContinue Reading

BIBLICAL COVENANTALISM: Jesus’ Teaching on the Kingdom (Pt.1)

BIBLICAL COVENANTALISM: Jesus’ Teaching on the Kingdom (Pt.1)

This entry is part 18 of 28 in the series Biblical Covenantalism

Jesus’ Teaching on the Kingdom: Luke (Pt.1) This study tracks the way Jesus Himself spoke about the Kingdom of God. This and the next lecture focus on Luke’s Gospel. 4.Kingdom 1 Jesus’ Teaching on the Kingdom: Luke (Pt.2) 5.KingdomTeachings2 Jesus’ Teaching on the Kingdom: John 6.KingdomTeachings3    Continue Reading

BIBLICAL COVENANTALISM: Non-Literal Interpretations of O.T. Prophetic Texts

BIBLICAL COVENANTALISM: Non-Literal Interpretations of O.T. Prophetic Texts

This entry is part 17 of 28 in the series Biblical Covenantalism

These lessons take a look at how amillennialists and others interpret much prophecy

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Creation and Worldview: Twenty Theses

Creation and Worldview: Twenty Theses

“God made us and our world because He wished to do so.  This means that the world is contingent not necessary.  The only thing that is necessary is the existence of the Triune God.”

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BIBLICAL COVENANTALISM: The Covenants and the New Covenant in the Prophets (4)

BIBLICAL COVENANTALISM: The Covenants and the New Covenant in the Prophets (4)

This entry is part 16 of 28 in the series Biblical Covenantalism

Daniel and the Future Kingdom Daniel’s prophecies are among the clearest in Scripture pointing to an earthly Messianic Reign BCF2Daniel The Covenants in the Minor Prophets This lecture gathers up the main covenantal passages in these Prophets BCF2CovsinMinorProphetsContinue Reading

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