Theology

#STRask: How Is Access to God in the New Covenant Different from the Old Covenant?

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Published on 08/29/2024

Questions about how access to God through Jesus in the New Covenant differs from access in the Old Covenant, whether the salvation of Gentiles is just a means to the end of making Israel jealous, and the idea that theology is only personal and contextual, not objective.

Topics

  • How is access to God through Jesus in the New Covenant different from the access Jews had to God in the Old Covenant?
  • Is the salvation of Gentiles just a means to the end of making Israel jealous (see Romans 11:11–16)? How is this supposed to make us Gentiles feel?
  • How would you respond to someone who said, “Theology is personal and interpersonal work, so don’t believe claims that any theology is objective; it’s all personal and interpersonal and contextual”?