02 – The Framework of Systematic Theology

Messianic Theology has as its core principle the doctrine of the Messiah. The OT Saints looked forward to the Messiah. New Testament believers looked both forward and backward, looking backward to the Cross and  forward to the Second Coming. The Messiah fulfills all of the Covenants and every dispensation.   All of God’s covenants with … Read more

11 – Putting the One New Man Together

The New Covenant provides for Christ to forge one new man point of the two group of the people of God: Gentile believers in the Messiah and Jewish descendant of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob who were part of the Mosaic Covenant. The New covenant replaced the Mosaic Covenant and provided for both groups to be … Read more

Appendix B – Irenaeus’ Defense of Sola Scriptura and his Gnostic Argument Against Gnosticism

Irenaeus wrote a five book anthology collectively named Against Heretics. The first two books are filled entirely and exclusively with appeals to and expositions of Scripture to counter false teachings that had infiltrated the Church. Up to the beginning of the third book there was no appeal to Church authority or any magisterium as a … Read more

10 – Messiah for the One New Man

The Messiah is the whole center of a Messianic systematic theology.When Jesus came. He was revealed to be the Messiah for Israel. He is the Seed of the Woman, the Son of Abraham, The Prophet like unto Moses, and the Son of David. When Jesus came, He revealed that He is the Good Shepherd for … Read more

07 – The Prophet Like Unto Moses

he Messiah is the Prophet Like Unto Moses, who came to fulfill and replace the Mosaic Covenant. To understand how this works, it is necessary to understand its relation to Israel. The Mosaic Covenant did not create nation of Israel. Israel came into existence the moment God renamed Jacob Israel. Israel was already a nation … Read more

06 – The Son of David

he Messiah is the Son of David. This was the provision in the Davidic Covenant. God entered into a covenant with David to guarantee that his royal dynasty as King of Israel would be an everlasting dynasty. Like the Abrahamic Covenant, David’s sole contribution was his faith and trust in God.   A Man After … Read more

05 – The Son of Abraham

The Messiah is the Son of Abraham. This was the provision in the Abrahamic Covenant. The Abrahamic Covenant is actually a set of three covenants, as the Covenant with Abraham was confirmed with Isaac and then Jacob. This trinity of covenants established the national identity of Israel. Through the Abrahamic Covenant God set apart a … Read more