Covenant theology
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Sep 24, 2026
Matthew CarnegieHOST
The way we interpret and read scripture and what we mean when we say we take it literally, there's a little more to it, a little more descriptors to that, you know, grammatical, historical, literal, all that.
Matthew CarnegieHOST
But how that contrasts with other ways of interpreting scripture, we mostly focused on the way that covenant theology tends to interpret scripture.
Matthew CarnegieHOST
And there's a reason we focus specifically on that, mostly just because it's probably the closest to how we would interpret scripture without being the same, with still having some major distinction.
Matthew CarnegieHOST
So before we really get into this difference, I think it's important that we make sure everyone's on the same page with what we mean by that.
Matthew CarnegieHOST
So gentlemen, I know this could be an entire podcast and more unto itself, but briefly, What is the main difference between covenant theology and the way we would approach Scripture, and why is this so significant?
Caleb RobisonHOST
I think it's important maybe to start out with why it's significant.
Caleb RobisonHOST
Your hermeneutical approach, which is how you understand, approach, and apply the Bible, directly influences everything you do, from the way that you preach, the way that you teach, the way that you live.
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Jim ButlerHOST
Or are they day one, day two, day three with evening and morning and evening and morning? And so there's a lot at stake here, I think, even though it's not something we would divide over because we should love people that take a different position.
JonathanHOST
I'm joined by Cody Hurd, who also runs the Pilgrim Post Facebook page.
JonathanHOST
We had a really great conversation about his books, which focus on covenant theology, biblical masculinity, and we get into some of the differences between Reformed theology and my own tradition of Lutheranism.
JonathanHOST
Honestly, we kind of bounce around a little bit between a few different topics.
JonathanHOST
We take a couple swipes at some rival theological views.
Cody HurdGUEST
And it's been interesting going from a very explicit Christian environment to an environment where people say they're Christian and you know for a fact that they're not.
JonathanHOST
So somewhere along the line of, of working with these people working in the kitchen, um, You've been writing pretty prolific writing here.
JonathanHOST
Um, so what, what got you into writing theology books and, uh, you know, what is, what is kind of maybe your focus? I noticed a lot of them are, um, you have like a series called the King's men, uh, talking about covenant theology, um, a lot of like devotional stuff.
JonathanHOST
So, uh, what got you into writing and what are some of your favorite books that you've written?
Pat AbendrothHOST
Covenant Theology.
Pat AbendrothHOST
Have you heard of it? Covenant Theology offers an approach to rightly interpreting the entire Bible as intended.
Pat AbendrothHOST
A divinely inspired interpretive key.
Pat AbendrothHOST
Informing us about this is Romans 5, where we find God relating to the human race through two representatives, Adam and Jesus.
Pat AbendrothHOST
These are official representatives, also known as federal or covenant heads.
Pat AbendrothHOST
Essentially, this is covenant theology, which means understanding the Bible as the history of two federal or covenant representatives.
Pat AbendrothHOST
We are all united to the one, and because of his sin, we face condemnation.
Pat AbendrothHOST
By faith, we are united to Jesus, the second federal or covenant representative, and because of his perfect obedience, We are no longer condemned, but freely justified.
Ligon DuncanGUEST
And then we're going to turn to the text that we're going to study today in Exodus 34.
Ligon DuncanGUEST
We've been looking at covenant theology.
Ligon DuncanGUEST
We've been looking at how covenant theology helps you read the whole Bible, how it teaches you about communion with God, how it grounds your assurance of salvation and explains to you God's grace in the Christian life.
Ligon DuncanGUEST
And in this passage this morning that we're going to study in Exodus 34, we are going to encounter a prayer that occurs after a massive failure.
Ligon DuncanGUEST
And this is important for us because we need to know what to do when we fail.
Tom SculthorpeHOST
Um, okay, so [clears throat] what...
Tom SculthorpeHOST
So Baptist covenant theology-
Daniel ScheiderGUEST
Mm-hmm
Tom SculthorpeHOST
... is a good phrase.
Drew SparksGUEST
So.
Tom SculthorpeHOST
Uh, [clears throat] um, so let...
Tom SculthorpeHOST
Can we summarize, uh, Baptist covenant theology? I know we could...
Tom SculthorpeHOST
You could write...
David LarmourGUEST
And again, bringing in the theological side.
David LarmourGUEST
If you subscribe to Covenant Theology, it should be very straightforward.
Aaron FlanzraichHOST
Do you find it more challenging now to stand up and say that and have people receive it?
David LarmourGUEST
I'm prepared to say what I need to say as a leader.
Derrick BriteGUEST
And he preached Christ through all of scripture in a way that my wife and I would leave every Sunday and we'd say, How did he do that? How did he get there from that passage? I don't understand.
Derrick BriteGUEST
The second thing that was very formative is my first... semester of seminary, I took Covenant Theology with Dr. Derek Thomas, and one of the required books, it was Gerhardus Voss, Biblical Theology.
Derrick BriteGUEST
And that is not easy sledding, especially for a first-year seminary student who's not the brightest in the world, admittedly.
Derrick BriteGUEST
But that's your last name? That's right, that's correct, yeah.
Caleb CollierHOST
You and I both saw this at events that we worked at where people like Doug Wilson were brought in and was given a place of honor to speak.
Caleb CollierHOST
Do you think that his association with more of the Reformed and the introduction to covenant theology might have contributed to him asking these kind of questions about Israel?
Tiffany BensonGUEST
I think that's possible.
Tiffany BensonGUEST
Full disclosure.
Caleb CollierHOST
there real quick, Tiffany, because we hit a hard break here, but I'm gonna come back.
Caleb CollierHOST
We're gonna talk about eschatology.
Caleb CollierHOST
We're gonna talk about covenant theology versus dispensationalism.
Caleb CollierHOST
So stay tuned for that, ladies and gentlemen.
Caleb CollierGUEST
I mean, you're Reformed, I'm Lutheran.
Caleb CollierGUEST
We both believe in covenant theology, so-
Jacob WinogradHOST
Yeah
Caleb CollierGUEST
... we're not dispensationalists saying Israel can do no wrong.
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Caleb CollierGUEST
Bad things happen.
Jacob WinogradHOST
Bad things happen, yeah.
Jacob WinogradHOST
And you know, I feel like, uh, you brought up covenant theology, which it's funny.
Jacob WinogradHOST
So like I'm one of the couple of reformed people here at LCI, and of course, we bring up covenant theology a lot, and then all the non-reformed people make fun of us for just like, "Here they go again talking about covenant theology." But like I, I feel like it's, it's so important because even if there are people who aren't overtly dispensationalist, right? I feel like, and it's not even just with the Israel issue.
Michael PenfoldHOST
So the covenants.
Michael PenfoldHOST
Now I'm not sure where you're coming to this meeting from but you may have heard of a thing called covenant theology.
Michael PenfoldHOST
And you say well that must be what we're doing tonight because we're dealing with the covenants and it's a very theological subject so this must be covenant theology.
Michael PenfoldHOST
Well in a sense we are dealing with the covenants and it's very theological but The thing that is known in the church world called covenant theology is not what we're dealing with tonight.
Michael PenfoldHOST
And I'm just touching on this briefly because I don't want to confuse you.
Michael PenfoldHOST
But covenant theology is a system of thinking that is believed in the Presbyterian church, in the Reformed Presbyterian Church, in basically all Reformed churches.
Michael PenfoldHOST
This is what people like Alistair Begg will believe, R.C. Sproul, Paul Washer, Luther, Calvin, and so on.
Michael PenfoldHOST
They believe in this covenant theology.
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