Why does God work through Covenants?
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14 күн бұрынIn this first episode of Mountains & Mediators, Dr. John Bergsma defines what a covenant is and explains its significance regarding our relationship with God. Throughout Salvation History, God has made various covenants with humanity that are divided up between the Old and New Covenants. Dr. Bergsma explains that the Old Covenants were temporary and have been fulfilled and completed through the New and eternal Covenant established by Christ.
The intention of these covenants is to help reconcile man back to God, who we view as a Father. This belief is unique as no other world religion shares this same belief of God.
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@mortifiedpenguin9476 12 күн бұрын
Never skip Bergsma video or a Cliffe video
@jeffreysharp8526 12 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for the excellent video. How I wish this material had been taught to me 45 years ago during the Lutheran college and seminary days. It would definitely have changed the course of my life. Thank you again for your efforts. Pax
@fsoleram 12 күн бұрын
Aquí en español, con el traductor, saludos desde Costa Rica ...
@mariacisneros6114 12 күн бұрын
Saludos hasta Costa Rica desde Texa
@kennethchibuzojeromeeze3105 4 күн бұрын
Thanks Dr Bergsma. I was hoping to see more clips on the subject but yet to😌
@44oaktree 10 күн бұрын
Thank you for videos. I learn so much about the Bible scripture that helps my faith grow with my family
@thistledownz.2982 12 күн бұрын
Lol. I loved his book, this is great too.
@heinrichmartinez445 2 күн бұрын
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@miklosfabian4722 Күн бұрын
Psalm 89: 26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father. You are my God. You are my Rock and Savior.’ 27I will also make him my oldest son. Among all the kings of the earth, he will be the most important one. 28I will continue to love him forever. I will never break my covenant with him. 29I will make his family line continue forever. His kingdom will last as long as the heavens.
@mariacisneros6114 12 күн бұрын
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@billmahon1213 3 күн бұрын
Do you think that yaweh, from the old testament is the same God from the new testament?
@kevinjonardo8977 12 күн бұрын
4.26 is this apparation approved by the Vatican?😅
@frankk.777 12 күн бұрын
God made an eternal covenant also with the people of Israel. It was not a temporary covenant.
@enderwiggen3638 12 күн бұрын
Christ came and established new covenants. He also fulfilled the old and taught the errors of the Jews in interpreting his fathers prophets message. So course correction is required to listen to what God himself taught through the person of Jesus. And historically Jews who lost their way were cut off by God. Especially when they were overly stubborn to his teachings
@Shevock 12 күн бұрын
Interesting lecture. One question. What if we are God's children by nature and only left the family (Prodigal Son) when we rejected God's fatherhood in the Garden (original sin) and covenant is like the father of the prodigal son, a kinship already and eternally there to be accepted? I think this understanding is in accord with the Franciscan tradition that kept me Catholic even in the darkest of nights of my soul. We did not change our nature, but God offered us kinship, fatherhood, and we reject that reality fighting against our own nature.
@djo-dji6018 6 сағат бұрын
That doesn't explain why many will reject God till the hour of their death.
@PradeepSK1978K 11 күн бұрын
This guy talks 😮😮😮😂
@enderwiggen3638 12 күн бұрын
Protestants meanwhile throw all the covenants away … hahahah
@shriyanidemel9401 11 күн бұрын
You should Thank our Lord for the Protestants. I wonder if you know what they protested about. I am shocked at the ignorance of some of our very narrow minded RC community. Please wake up. I grew up without any knowledge of Scripture as the whole Mass was in Latin. And, the Priests always was with his back to us. Yes, ignorance of Scripture is certainly ignorance of Christ. We owe a debt of love to Martin Luther, and others who challenged us to meeting the Lord through His written Word to the Very Incarnate Word of God.
@shriyanidemel9401 11 күн бұрын
Reading and Meditating on the Gospel of John and starting from Genesis to Revelations, there is no turning back on our Lord of Creation. We do not own Him He Owns us. That is why, we are told, " you for not belong to your self, but you belong to the Lord, as he has redeemed you with the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ " which, With the Blood He Shed Once, and for all. And it is not to sit with smugness to be critical of other but to serve mankind, as the Body of Christ. And we need to be discipled by Christ and not be RC as a label. With the Gaza episode we ourselves are crucified Christ. Remember Saul now Paul was asked by Jesus Christ, " Saul, Saul why are you crucified Me" Hagar chased away by Sarah, was ministered to by our Lord by nourishing her son Ishmael with water. On two occasions. And the tragedy, we have killed and maimed in the Name of our Lord, instead of reaching out with Love and Reconciliation to our neighbour.
@shriyanidemel9401 11 күн бұрын
You do not belong to yourself.....😊
@shriyanidemel9401 11 күн бұрын
Are crucifying
@enderwiggen3638 11 күн бұрын
@@shriyanidemel9401 how ironic your words are to those who really understand scripture. That you do not see the contradiction of protestants to the gospel is the very crux of the issue You are right about one thing, it’s belonging to him. But most importantly doing it God’s way and not your own way. You don’t get to pick and choose. Jesus laid it all out along with the covenants and he started one church, the one the apostles continued to build in Acts … an actual physical church.
@johnpro2847 10 күн бұрын
why would a god want to hang out with humans..makes no sense ..the power imbalance is enormous..like us trying to be pals with with a pet rabbit.
@paulcapaccio9905 10 күн бұрын
That’s so profound. You must be a genius !
@PatrickSteil 8 күн бұрын
Well if he is a good father he would.
@StPaulCenter 7 күн бұрын
Hi John! This is the beauty of our faith, the reality that God humbled Himself and became Incarnate! It is a mystery beyond our comprehension and we can only respond in thanksgiving and love Him in our poverty. God Bless!