Understanding Covenant Theology with Guest Michael Brown

Get the Sacred Bond bookMichael Brown is a minister in the United Reform Churches in North America and a missionary in Milan, Italy. He was a pastor and church planner in San Diego, California and is now pastor of a church called Kieza Ariformata Philadelphia in Italy. Covenant Theology is a way of reading and interpreting the Bible through the lens of God's covenants. It is an important and practical subject and Michael Brown has written a book called Sacred Bond that he coauthored with Zach Keel which is an introduction to Covenant Theology. In this episode, Michael Brown explains the different types of Covenant Theology and how it can be used to better understand the Bible.In the Bible, God's covenant with Abraham in the Book of Genesis and the covenant at Mount Sinai with the nation Israel in Exodus are some of the most important themes. These covenants are referenced throughout the Old and New Testament and Jesus instituted a new covenant. Reformed theologians in the 16th and 17th centuries developed Covenant Theology as a way to interpret scripture and unify the Old and New Testament. They identified three overarching covenants: the covenant of redemption, the covenant of works, and the covenant of grace. Monocovenantalism is not accepted by reformed theology and is seen as a danger to flatten out the distinction between the covenant of works and covenant of grace.Timestamps0:00:14"Exploring Covenant Theology with Michael Brown"0:03:08Covenant Theology: An Overview of Reformed Confessionalism0:07:45Summary of Covenant Theology: A Conversation with Dr. John Frame0:12:47Overview of the Covenant of Redemption in Redemptive History0:14:31Summary of Covenant Theology0:20:46Topic: Understanding the Relationship between Abraham and God in the Bible0:22:49Discussion on the Significance of the Law and the Abrahamic Covenant0:25:00Discussion on the Significance of Circumcision and Baptism0:27:14Topic: Exploring the Different Covenants in the Bible0:29:43Topic: The Fulfillment of the Davidic Covenant in Jesus Christ0:31:34Covenant Theology: Understanding God's Promises and Our Relationship with HimCopied from Deciphr