tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13376296.post116452719823526433..comments2023-05-22T04:15:04.606-04:00Comments on Old Doxoblogy: Losing my Religion Redux part 5Jeremy Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552780649310262425noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13376296.post-1164969921289063542006-12-01T05:45:00.000-05:002006-12-01T05:45:00.000-05:00I really enjoyed this series, Peter. Thanks for s...I really enjoyed this series, Peter. Thanks for sharing it.<BR/><BR/>I have read Mathison's book too. I think he overstates his case sometimes, and doesn't accurately convey the dispy side of things at times, but he does cut to the heart of the whole debate. And the Scriptures he uses are great.<BR/><BR/>For me, it was seeing Rom. 4:13 coupled with 4:16 that devastated dispensationalism. 4:13a "For <STRONG>the promise</STRONG> to Abraham and his offspring <STRONG>that he would be heir of the world</STRONG>..." 4:16 "That is why it depends on faith, in order that <STRONG>the promise</STRONG> may rest on grace and <STRONG>be guaranteed to all his offspring</STRONG>--not only to the adherent of the law <STRONG>but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham</STRONG>, who is the father of us all." And then Gal. 3 (vs. 9, 14, 29) put the nails in dispensationalism's coffin for me.<BR/><BR/>I am currently reading through O. Palmer Robertson's book <A HREF="http://www.monergismbooks.com/christcov4184.html" REL="nofollow"><EM>The Christ of the Covenants</EM></A> and I highly recommend it. Some of <A HREF="http://www.monergismbooks.com/003covenant.html" REL="nofollow">these books</A> would also be good for this issue.<BR/><BR/>Lastly, let me recommend a great article on this issue which discusses the way the Old Testament itself treats the promises of the covenants. It is written by a friend of mine, Nathan Pitchford, who also contributes to <A HREF="http://www.reformationtheology.com/" REL="nofollow">Reformation Theology</A>. In fact he just posted that article over there this week, you can access it by clicking on its title: <A HREF="http://www.reformationtheology.com/2006/11/land_seed_and_blessing_in_the.php" REL="nofollow">"Land, Seed, and Blessing in the Abrahamic Covenant"</A>.Bob Haytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05176224396073767674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13376296.post-1164818882093287122006-11-29T11:48:00.000-05:002006-11-29T11:48:00.000-05:00Good one Pete. I wasn't a dispensationalist, just...Good one Pete. I wasn't a dispensationalist, just a plain old Southern Baptist--now reformed.<BR/><BR/>Wow. <BR/><BR/>Josh<BR/>"...the word of God is not <A HREF="http://unbound.wordpress.com/" REL="nofollow">bound</A>."<BR/>--2 Timothy 2:9C.T. Lillieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13019381008552747812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13376296.post-1164753046496502602006-11-28T17:30:00.000-05:002006-11-28T17:30:00.000-05:00No negative comments yet? Either the Dispensationa...No negative comments yet? <BR/><BR/>Either the Dispensationalists are really polite or they have long ago abandoned this blog. <BR/><BR/>No negativity here! Thanks for the series. You're making me think about doing more Biblical Theology type posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13376296.post-1164633936498528482006-11-27T08:25:00.000-05:002006-11-27T08:25:00.000-05:00That is a great book and I would recommend it to a...That is a great book and I would recommend it to anyone that is questioning Dispensationalism.D.J. Ciminohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248612858057143195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13376296.post-1164631477331621222006-11-27T07:44:00.000-05:002006-11-27T07:44:00.000-05:00Peter, please call me Mark, yes that's fine.Thanks...Peter, please call me Mark, yes that's fine.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the recommendation.mark piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13882538938829765324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13376296.post-1164606769493673722006-11-27T00:52:00.000-05:002006-11-27T00:52:00.000-05:00Mark, you don't mind if I use your first name do y...Mark, you don't mind if I use your first name do you I've been calling you Blue for so long now I thought I'd actually look up your id. Anyway the book I referred to is good but this is the best one I've read: Understanding Dispensationalists by Vern S. Poythress. That one does an excellent job in looking at the differences and showing what covenant theologians believe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13376296.post-1164588839408886162006-11-26T19:53:00.000-05:002006-11-26T19:53:00.000-05:00Peter, thanks so much for this series. I loved it....Peter, thanks so much for this series. I loved it. My path is somewhat different than yours. I have not yet read those books that expose the errors of Dispyism. Any recommendations? Recommend all that you know to exist.mark piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13882538938829765324noreply@blogger.com