David states > I recently read an article that said marriage was a unilateral covenant and not a bilateral contract. Would you agree with that idea too?
Not initially anyway. I would want to see how it defines the terms. I do think there is much to be appreciated from a study of covenants vs. contracts. I'll answer other parts of your post later on. We are going to my birth-father's and his wife's 40th wedding anniversary today. We may be late getting home. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 10:28 AM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Tearing down? > Bill wrote: > > And so we see that the covenant with Abraham was > > fulfilled not by Abraham but by his Representative, > > Jesus Christ, and in this the covenant is unilateral in > > that God's promise was contingent upon God's > > fulfillment of the covenant -- enter Emanuel. > > Thanks for the explanation, Bill. I have seen this analysis before, but the > only unusual thing here in my opinion is that Abraham and God did not pass > between the pieces at the same time. Frankly, I would be surprised if they > had passed through at the same time. The way it happened does not, in my > mind, necessitate applying the term "unilateral" to the covenant. Using the > term "unilateral" implies that it is all God and nothing on the part of man. > Such a view is not accurate regarding the Abrahamic covenant. One of the > reasons God called Abraham his friend was because of his faith. We see that > faith expressed in Abraham preparing the animals for the covenant. We see > God require an unusual participation on the part of Abraham in regards to > circumcision of not only him, but his entire family and servants. So while > you might find something interesting in this Gen. 15 passage, how can it > possibly justify the term "unilateral covenant."? > > Note that I certainly see the Messiancic references that you do, and the > implication of God taking upon himself some of the covenant responsibilities > of man by himself becoming man, but I still am uncomfortable with the > phrase, "unilateral covenant." I truly think it is misapplied and leads to > erroneous ideas of God's covenant with us. > > I recently read an article that said marriage was a unilateral covenant and > not a bilateral contract. Would you agree with that idea too? > > Peace be with you. > David Miller. > > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. > ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
