tdh86
Puritan Board Freshman
Greetings from the UK in the name of the Lord Jesus!
This is a question for fellow 1689ers really but feel free to contribute anyway...
I would see myself as a 1689 federalist. I agree that there is a difference in substance between the Old and New Covenants rather than just a difference in administration. What I'm wrestling with at the moment is the question of the indwelling Holy Spirit in the Old Covenant.
It seems to me that most 1689 federalists would say there is no substantial difference between the working of the Holy Spirit before and after Pentecost in the sense that they would say that believers under both the Old and New Covenants are regenerated and indwelt by the Spirit. Now, I think it's pretty clear that regeneration by the work of the Holy Spirit is imperative to the work of salvation under any covenant. But does the Spirit's regenerating work necessitate an indwelling? I know that the Lord says of Joshua, for instance, that the spirit is in him; but is that the same as having the Comforter as the Lord promised to His disciples? Would a special indwelling which characterises the New Covenant not be one of the main substantial differences between the New and the Old?
I'm learning here so please be patient with me.
Grace and peace,
Tim
This is a question for fellow 1689ers really but feel free to contribute anyway...
I would see myself as a 1689 federalist. I agree that there is a difference in substance between the Old and New Covenants rather than just a difference in administration. What I'm wrestling with at the moment is the question of the indwelling Holy Spirit in the Old Covenant.
It seems to me that most 1689 federalists would say there is no substantial difference between the working of the Holy Spirit before and after Pentecost in the sense that they would say that believers under both the Old and New Covenants are regenerated and indwelt by the Spirit. Now, I think it's pretty clear that regeneration by the work of the Holy Spirit is imperative to the work of salvation under any covenant. But does the Spirit's regenerating work necessitate an indwelling? I know that the Lord says of Joshua, for instance, that the spirit is in him; but is that the same as having the Comforter as the Lord promised to His disciples? Would a special indwelling which characterises the New Covenant not be one of the main substantial differences between the New and the Old?
I'm learning here so please be patient with me.
Grace and peace,
Tim