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[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Covenantal_theology_(Roman_Catholic) Covenantal theology (Roman Catholic)]<br> | [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Covenantal_theology_(Roman_Catholic) Covenantal theology (Roman Catholic)]<br> | ||
— “Eastern Orthodox theology has tended though to not emphasize a covenant-centric understanding of salvation history, but rather a Christological one. That is, Orthodoxy has stressed an over-arching focus on the Incarnation of Christ, His death and resurrection, and man's subsequent adoption as sons through Theosis as the primary vehicle to understanding scripture. However, that does not mean Covenantal thinking, such as Christ as Messiah — the fullfillment of the Law and the Prophets and covenant mediator has been lost on Orthodoxy by any means. Major precepts of Covenantal theology are to be found through out the writings of the Fathers, as the rise of Catholic Covenantal Theology proves, and indeed these precepts are present in contemporary Orthodox scholarship” | — “Eastern Orthodox theology has tended though to not emphasize a covenant-centric understanding of salvation history, but rather a Christological one. That is, Orthodoxy has stressed an over-arching focus on the Incarnation of Christ, His death and resurrection, and man's subsequent adoption as sons through Theosis as the primary vehicle to understanding scripture. However, that does not mean Covenantal thinking, such as Christ as Messiah — the fullfillment of the Law and the Prophets and covenant mediator has been lost on Orthodoxy by any means. Major precepts of Covenantal theology are to be found through out the writings of the Fathers, as the rise of Catholic Covenantal Theology proves, and indeed these precepts are present in contemporary Orthodox scholarship” | ||
[https://orthodoxchristiantheology.com/2014/05/23/my-possible-rejection-of-covenant-theology/ My possible rejection of Covenant Theology] | |||
[https://orthodoxbridge.com/tag/covenant-theology/ The Early Church Fathers: Babies or Giants?]<br> | |||
—“I very much appreciate the Reformed tradition’s insight into the importance of the covenant, because it has helped me to identify the Orthodox Church as the true covenant community founded by the Suzerain Jesus Christ who came to restore us to the kingdom of God.” | |||
<mark>Neither the Old Covenant nor the New Testament were “'''legal agreements''',” rather they were '''spousal relationships'''</mark>. This was the great error into which the Old Israel fell [and Reformed [[Protestantism]]], and which the prophets warned them about. Israel did not recognize and receive the Christ because He came to her as a heavenly bridegroom seeking his bride. Israel, conceiving the covenant as a “legal contract,” anticipated a stern earthly ruler, come to enforce a violated treaty and establish his will by military and political means. It is for this same reason that Western Christianity fell into an idolatrous concept of atonement.... | <mark>Neither the Old Covenant nor the New Testament were “'''legal agreements''',” rather they were '''spousal relationships'''</mark>. This was the great error into which the Old Israel fell [and Reformed [[Protestantism]]], and which the prophets warned them about. Israel did not recognize and receive the Christ because He came to her as a heavenly bridegroom seeking his bride. Israel, conceiving the covenant as a “legal contract,” anticipated a stern earthly ruler, come to enforce a violated treaty and establish his will by military and political means. It is for this same reason that Western Christianity fell into an idolatrous concept of atonement.... | ||