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11 – Putting the One New Man Together

Chapter 11 of  The Olive Tree – Towards a Messianic Christian Systematic Theology.   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. … Read more

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

Appendix B of  The Olive Tree – Towards a Messianic Christian Systematic Theology.   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 … Read more

10 – Messiah for the One New Man

Chapter 10 of  The Olive Tree – Towards a Messianic Christian Systematic Theology.   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 … Read more

07 – The Prophet Like Unto Moses

Chapter 7 of  The Olive Tree – Towards a Messianic Christian Systematic Theology.   The 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 … Read more

06 – The Son of David

Chapter 6 of  The Olive Tree – Towards a Messianic Christian Systematic Theology.   The 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, … Read more

05 – The Son of Abraham

Chapter 5 of  The Olive Tree – Towards a Messianic Christian Systematic Theology.   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 … Read more

03 – The Seed of the Woman

Chapter 3 of  The Olive Tree – Towards a Messianic Christian Systematic Theology.   The Messiah is the Seed of the Woman. This was the provision in the Adamic Covenant. While the Adamic Covenant is not stated explicitly, it has features of a Suzerainty Covenant. A Suzerainty Covenant is an agreement between a sovereign and … Read more