Is there a central plot to the Bible? And if so, why is the Bible divided into two different testaments? Moreover, how do these two testaments relate to each other? No doubt, it can be overwhelming to traverse the various covenants of the Bible. And it can be difficult to understand the unity and diversity of the Old and New Testaments. The Kingdom of God: A Baptist Expression of Biblical & Covenant Theology explains why the maze of the Old and New Testaments cannot be properly navigated or understood without a knowledge of the dual (law and gospel) nature of the Abrahamic Covenant. For the law of the Old Covenant and the grace of the New Covenant flow out of the Abrahamic Covenant and are wonderfully reunited in the gospel of Jesus Christ. In other words, out of the earlier dichotomy comes the later unity of the gospel message.
Contents
IntroductionPART ONE
THE KINGDOM OF GOD & BAPTIST COVENANT THEOLOGY
1. The Dichotomous Nature
of the Abrahamic Covenant
2. The Wording of the Abrahamic Covenant
3. Abraham’s Two Seeds
4. Abraham’s Physical Seed
5. Abraham’s Spiritual Seed
6. New Testament Affirmation
7. The Dual Covenantal Framework
of the Book of Romans
8. The Separation of Law & GospelPART TWO
THE KINGDOM OF GOD & BIBLICAL THEOLOGY
9. The Rise of the Kingdom
10. The Fall of the Kingdom
11. The Hope of the Kingdom
12. The Hope of the Kingdom Preserved
13. The Promise to Restore the Kingdom
14. The High Cost of Restoring the Kingdom
15. The Priest of the Kingdom
16. The King of the Kingdom
17. The Inauguration of the Kingdom
18. The Consummation of the Kingdom
“On the many books that exist on covenant theology, rare are those that are accessible to neophytes while at the same time instructing the well read student on the subject. This one does both. If Jeffrey Johnson’s first book, The Fatal Flaw, explained what Baptist covenant theology is not, The Kingdom of God explains what it is. In my view, the most important contribution of this work is to bring us the history of salvation through all the biblical covenants in a Reformed Baptist perspective. The deeper treatment that Jeffrey Johnson gives to the Abrahamic Covenant in this work is one of the clearest statements I have read. After you finish reading it, you will have a clearer view of the big picture of the kingdom of God.”
Pascal Denault
Author of The Distinctiveness of Baptist Covenant Theology
Thanks for this post, Keith!
You're welcome, brother!
looking forward to this one for sure!
I'm glad that the book is coming out! One thing though: Pascal Denault has no Ph.D. I know it for sure because I'm Pascal Denault 😉
Thanks for the information. Sorry for the inaccuracy. It has been corrected.
And thanks for your book!
Thanks brother!
Brother Denault has an honorary PhD in many of our hearts because of his tremendous work in bringing our Baptist Covenant theology back to us.