The problem with oral contracts is proving them. A will in particular
is difficult because the person is dead. If an oral contract can be
established, it is considered binding.
With God, both parties know their agreement. This does not mean that
nobody needs to sign the contract so-to-speak (be baptized), but it does
illustrate how God might accept a person even if the signature did not get down
on paper (they were never baptized).
David Miller.
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Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 9:48
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Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Question
Regarding Covenants & Salvation
Note that law allows for contracts to be enforceable even without a signature if
it is clear that an agreement was made orally as per the things stated in
the contract.
DAVEH: That is not necessarily
true, DavidM. Real estate contracts are a real world
exception. And I suspect that wills are probated without
contradicting the recorded documents, despite any subsequent verbal changes
that are claimed.
David Miller wrote:
DaveH wrote:
Do you feel that the OT sacrificial rites were
similarly related....that is, were signs of a
covenant? If so, why do you think they needed
to be replicated?
No, I view the sacrificial rites of the Sinai covenant were not signs of the
covenant, but rather elements of the covenant which illustrated the need for
atonement for sin. When I mentioned previously that sacrifices were
sometimes used to cut a covenant, I did not have these sacrifices in mind,
but rather the example of Abraham cutting the covenant with God. This was
culturally practiced then. Sometimes salt was used.
I see baptism and circumcision similar to the signing of a contract. Note
that law allows for contracts to be enforceable even without a signature if
it is clear that an agreement was made orally as per the things stated in
the contract. However, a signature makes it very clear as to the agreement
between the parties involved.
The OT sacrificial rites were not like the signing of the contract, but
rather responsibilities expected of the party who has entered into the
agreement. At least that's how I look at it. :-)
David Miller.
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