Resolving Theological Problems Associated With The

Jerrysch · #1 13th June 2005, 08:00 PM

A strong New Testament exegetical case can be made concerning the ratification of the New Covenant with Christ’s death and the church’s participation in some of the blessings of the New Covenant. However, such an exegetical conclusion has raised theological problems.

1)For example, if the church is not a party to the New Covenant and the New Covenant’s provisions will ultimately be fulfilled with millennial Israel, how is it possible for the church to share in any of the New Covenant blessings?

2)If the dispensational understanding of separate programs for Israel and the church is correct, then how is it possible for the church to share in any of Israel’s covenants?

Hedgehog · #2 14th June 2005, 02:34 AM

there are no seperate programs.
Part of the mystery that Paul revealed was that gentiles would be fellow heirs right?

Well that gentiles would have salvation was no secret in the OT, its prophesied all over the place.
What they are fellowheirs in is the new covenant. Though its only addressed to Israel and Judah- gentiles have been made fellowheirs.

Eph 1:3 Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly [places] in Christ:

ALL SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS!! ALL! ALL!! ALL!!

The rudiments (elements) of the world are all done with,( temple sacrifice, temple worship etc etc) and we are moved on to the spiritual now.
We have had light shed on what Israel was told and those earthly things are all done with.
My point being-we know what it SPIRITUALLY means for us, and WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH *ALL* SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS.
Not just some for us and some for ethnic Israel.