Really wondering about New Covenant Theology. Don’t really get it, so I’ve been reading some material. I recently finished John Reisinger’s latest book on the subj entitled “In defense of Jesus.” He wrote it to counter Rich Barcellos’ book “In Defense of the Decalogue” . I was generally disappointed. The booked seemed to me to be not only shoddy, but mean-spirited. Some years ago, Barcellos wrote an article in Table Talk in which he criticized NCT in general, and Reisinger in particular, referring to him as “antinomian.” I wish Barcellos hadn’t done that, but I understand why many believe NCT to be at it’s core antinomian, or at least lead to antinomianism. Anyway, the book did nothing to persuade me to abandon Covenant Theology in favor of NCT.
NCT is anti-Sabbatarian, and generally opposed to the tripartite division of the law. They believe the 10 Commandments have been fulfilled by Christ (no argument there), and therefore have been rescinded. But they believe nine of the 10 are still in effect, because they’ve been repeated in the NT, the only exception being the 4th, which is about the Sabbath. Of course, you can only arrive at this point if you believe something from the OT has to be repeated in the NT in order to still be in effect. I think that’s a flawed hermeneutic, and I’m not sure where this comes from.
My Pastor just preached about the Sabbath, and while it was a fine presentation, it was still unpersuasive, as it didn’t deal with the central hermeneutical (to me) problem. More later.
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