Abrogation of Old Covenant laws
While most
However, other theologians do not subscribe to this view, believing that the
]Individuals who believe that Old Covenant laws have been completely abrogated are referred to as
New Covenant theology
New Covenant theology is a Christian theological system that shares similarities with and yet is distinct from dispensationalism and Covenant theology.[3] New Covenant theology sees all Old Covenant laws as "cancelled"[4] or "abrogated"[5] in favor of the Law of Christ or the New Testament. Douglas J. Moo has argued that 9 of the Ten Commandments have been renewed under the New Covenant.[6]
Dispensationalism
As a theological system,
- Innocence (Gen 1:1–3:7), prior to Adam's fall;
- Conscience (Gen 3:8–8:22), Adam to Noah;
- Government (Gen 9:1–11:32), Noah to Abraham;
- Patriarchal rule (Gen 12:1–Exod 19:25), Abraham to Moses;
- The Mosaic Law (Exod 20:1–Acts 2:4), Moses to Jesus;
- Grace (Acts 2:4–Rev 20:3), the current church age; and
- The 20:6).
Traditional dispensationalists believe only the New Testament applies to the church of today. They see the covenant of
Wayne G. Strickland, professor of theology at the
History
Paul the Apostle
The relationship between
Some scholars see Paul (or Saul) as completely in line with 1st-century Judaism (a "
See also
- Biblical law in Christianity
- Christian anarchism
- Christian ethics
- Supersessionism
References
- ^ McPherson, Joseph D. (2016). "In Defense of Ten Commandments: The Perpetual Mandate of Sabbath Observance". The Arminian Magazine. 34 (1). Fundamental Wesleyan Society.
- ^ Knight, Hal (22 November 2017). "Cheap Grace". The Missouri Conference of The United Methodist Church.
In John Wesley's day "cheap grace" went by the fancier name "antinomianism," which literally means "against the law." Antinomianism insists that if you are saved by faith and not by works, then works are irrelevant. We do not need to be righteous ourselves because we are covered by Christ's righteousness. Our hearts and lives do not need to be changed as long as we have faith in Christ. "The imagination that faith supersedes holiness," Wesley wrote, "is the marrow of antinomianism." ("On the Wedding Garment," 18).
- ^ "TMS.EDU: TMSJ 18/1 (Fall 2007) 149-163: Introduction to New Covenant Theology" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
- ^ ALL Old Testament Laws Cancelled: 24 Reasons Why All Old Testament Laws Are Cancelled and All New Testament Laws Are for Our Obedience, Greg Gibson, 2008, page 7: "New Covenant Theology ...[has]... a better priest, better sacrifice, and better covenant (containing a better law)."
- ^ Moo Archived August 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, page 375; Gibson, ALL Old Testament Laws Cancelled, pages 48, 143, 144
- ISBN 978-0-310-53321-4, also republished as Five Views on Law and Gospel, page 376: "The content of all but one of the Ten Commandments is taken up into "the law of Christ", for which we are responsible. (The exception is the Sabbath commandment, one that Heb. 3-4 suggests is fulfilled in the new age as a whole.)"
- ^ Scofield Reference Bible
- ^ Five Views on Law and Gospel, Gundry editor, Chapter 4: The Inauguration of the Law of Christ with the Gospel of Christ: A Dispensational View by Wayne G. Strickland, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1993, page 259
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ed. F.L. Lucas (Oxford) entry on Paul
- ^ The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia (1915), Volume 4, page 2276 edited by James Orr
External links
- Blackburn, Jim (2008-12). "Why We Are Not Bound by Everything in the Old Law." This Rock: Catholic Apologetics and Evangelists. 19 (10). Retrieved 2022-12-30.