Biblical Covenants in Scripture: Why They Hold the Bible Together
One of the most helpful claims made in God’s Kingdom through God’s Covenants is also one of the simplest. The authors argue that the covenants form the backbone of the Bible’s metanarrative. Scripture is not a loose collection of stories, laws, and poems. It is a unified account of God’s redemptive work, and that unity […]
How the Covenants Shape Biblical Theology
Have you ever wondered how we’re supposed to read the Bible, not just study individual verses, but understand it as a whole? That’s the job of biblical theology, and it’s a discipline I didn’t fully appreciate until I read Peter Gentry and Stephen Wellum’s God’s Kingdom through God’s Covenants. Gentry and Wellum define biblical theology […]
God’s Covenants in the Bible: Understanding God’s Kingdom Story
One of the most foundational truths of the Bible is that God relates to His people through covenant. Yet many believers, even those who have followed Jesus for years, don’t fully understand what a covenant is or why it matters. In God’s Kingdom through God’s Covenants: A Concise Biblical Theology, Peter Gentry and Stephen Wellum […]
Biblical Covenants Explained
From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible tells the story of God’s covenant faithfulness. Covenants are not casual agreements but sacred commitments sealed with promises, obligations, and often with blood. To truly understand Scripture, we must understand covenant. The more deeply we grasp the nature of biblical covenants, the more we will value our relationship with […]