Is it not Christ's obedience that benefits Abraham's descendants?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Slade Henson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: November 24, 2004 19:14 Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Unilateral covenant > DAVE -- Quite frankly, Slade, sometimes I think I am more for keeping the > Torah of > God than you are. Is that possible? :-) > > SLADE -- No. You misunderstand. > > DAVE -- Not really. Abraham's obedience benefited his descendants in the > same way that Christ's obedience benefits us. The disobedience of Abraham's > descendants caused them not to receive the promises and benefits of the > Avrahamic covenant just as our own lack of faith and disobedience would > cause us not to inherit the promises of Christ. > > SLADE -- I agree. There is a blessing associated with obedience. I am > referring to our absolute, perfect, participation is required for the > covenant to continue. In other words, even in disobedience and rebellion, > the covenant is still active and in force. That's where the curses come into > play (the curses are designed to effectively bring you back to obedience). > When we look at the Israelis in their Biblical struggles, it's clear that > the curses/blessings are playing an integral part. Even in modern times (the > last 2,000 years), the song remains the same. > > ---------- > "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.
