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Originally Posted by Sven  Are you saying that regeneration does not apply to those of the Old Covenant? It seems to me that you are. |
A careful reading of what I wrote would preclude this inference:
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Originally Posted by LockTheDeadbolt 2a. Scripture presents a typological relationship between circumcision and baptism, where the emphasis on the material type (circumcision) is replaced by the emphasis on the spiritual substance (regeneration) (Col. 2), and baptism is linked to union with Christ (Rom. 6), which is by rebirth, not physical birth. |
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Originally Posted by Sven You say that the Old and New are not just different different administrations but different covenants, yet you haven't demonstrated this. How are the Old and New Covenants different. |
All of Scripture speaks of them in terms of separate covenants, not a "single covenant with multiple administrations" (as in Jer. 31 or Heb. 8-9, as I said in the OP). The "one covenant - multiple administrations" is most often presented as a presupposition, not a textual inference. This is because little is available in the way of exegetical justification for the formula, in my humble opinion.
The continuity within the multiple covenants and their multiple administrations is the result of them being covenants made by the graciousness of an immutable God, not some extra-biblical supposition of a single "covenant of grace."
Feel free to try again, however.
