In episode 16, Lee and Chris discuss chapter 4 of By Oath Consigned. They walk through the various biblical evidence that Kline marshalled for seeing both blessing and curse sanctions in the baptism of John the Baptist. Show notes: By Oath Consigned Matthew 3:11-12 Jeremiah 7 Malachi 1:6 Matthew
In episode 15, Lee and Chris discuss chapter 3 of By Oath Consigned in which Meredith Kline looks at the biblical theological significance of circumcision. He argues that it is a sign of judgment – but that can be either redemptive judgment or penal judgment. Listen to find out
In episode 14, Lee and Chris discuss chapter 2 of Meredith Kline’s book, By Oath Consigned. In Chapter 2, Kline is still laying the theological foundation for his analysis of the sacraments of circumcision and baptism. This chapter is called “Law Covenant,” and it gives the reader some significant
Only one week into our new series where we work through By Oath Consigned, and we’re already taking a break – but we think you’ll understand why. We are excited to have the opportunity to interview Jonathan Kline about his grandfather’s commentary – Genesis: A New Commentary – which
In episode 12, Lee and Chris begin a series of episodes that will explore Meredith Kline’s second book By Oath Consigned: A Reinterpretation of the Covenant Signs of Circumcision and Baptism. In this first episode in the series, they cover Chapter 1: Oath and Covenant. Let us know what
In this episode, Chris and Lee trace the revelation of the covenant of common grace from Genesis to the New Testament. Family, state and culture are covered as institutions belonging to this period of the delay of final judgment. Listen to find out why this particular covenant is so important to you, how you understand
In this episode, Lee and Chris discuss Meredith Kline’s first book, Treaty of the Great King (1963). Here, Kline deals with the ways in which the covenants which God made with Israel were like other ancient near eastern treaties. Not only is the subject matter important and interesting in its own right, but it is
Now that the creation wars seem to have died down a bit, we thought that it would be interesting to revisit the subject of the Framework Interpretation of Genesis 1 and 2. Now that we don’t have to play defense as much, it seemed like a good time to
Even though Meredith Kline invented new words at times, it is important to pause from time to time and take note of the fact that he was not the first one to say certain things. One seventeenth-century pastor-theologian who understood the Mosaic covenant very similarly to Meredith Kline was the English puritan Samuel Petto. Pastor
In this episode, Lee and Chris pick up where they left off in episode 6, by answering three more listener questions. The theme continues to be covenant theology in general and the Mosaic covenant in particular. Show Notes: Response to Merit and Moses: A Critique of the Klinean Doctrine of Republication Response to Merit