The Bible Isn't About You (Covenant Theology)

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the covenants in the Bible and why it's important to understand them.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What happens in Genesis 1-11?
• What is a covenant?
• What are some covenants we find in the Bible?
• How do covenants form a structure for reading and interpreting the Bible’s story?
• What is involved and entailed in the covenant with Abraham?
• What are the core promises of God’s covenant with Abraham?
• How does the covenant with Abraham shape the rest of the story?
• In the covenant with Moses, what is entailed or unveiled?
• Why do people find that the story of the bible opens up for them as they come to understand the significance and structure of covenants?

Helpful Definitions:

• Covenant: Promise in which God obligates Himself to His people to act on their behalf.
• Pactum Salutis: Covenant in which God has said He is going to secure and save for Himself a people in Christ Jesus. (Exists before creation.)

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Genesis 1-11, 12, 15, Ephesians 1, Revelation 13, 2 Samuel 7, Jeremiah 31, Genesis 22
• TGC25
• “Words of Life” by Timothy Ward

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