[TruthTalk] Unilateral covenant

[Judy Taylor]

From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> David Miller wrote: >> Do you mean that the covenant is only binding on one party >> to the covenant and that it cannot be broken by anyone but >> the initiator of the covenant?  Do you mean that the covenant >> exists and is in force no matter what the other parties to the >> covenant do?   Lance wrote: > Yes.   jt: Then why was John the Baptist telling these Covenant people to repent because the axe was being layed to the root of the tree and they would be cut off? and why did Jesus call them 'vipers'?   Then do you consider every one of Abraham's physical descendants to be still in covenant with God through this Abrahamic covenant?   jt: Jesus himself told them not to claim to be sons of Abraham if they were not willing to bear the right fruit because God could raise up stones to praise Him if need be.  What do you do with scriptures such as these? I don't have time to look them up right now but you can find them if you are interested.  judyt