Had a little fun last week w/ this Q & subsequent answers. HOWEVER, the discussion prompted an actual Q for me that sits at the intersection of covenant theology & gender. Would love feedback (1)https://twitter.com/sometimesalight/status/1050772746836332545 …
Yes. Are you saying then that the sign of the covenant (circumcision) is fulfilled in Christ while the form of the covenant (baptism) continues intact?
-
-
more or less. The covenant is fulfilled in Christ, along with its signs and forms. the new covenant also has signs and forms which take up the Old in a transformed way** bloodless and fleshlessness are key ideas here. this transforms sex in some important ways.
-
** and those transformations are sometimes hinted at by the OC forms themselves. Nobody is supposed to eat blood in the OT evar, but then we have symbolic blood in communion. Nobody drinks wine or sits when serving as priest, but NC we drink wine and recline
-
the way i usually like to address it is to stress a continuity with difference. not to say "they had food laws and we have no food laws" but say "we have food laws in the NC too: eat everything and drink wine!"
-
I kind of love this. :-)
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.