Heb. 12:1 There­fore, since we are sur­rounded by so great a cloud of wit­nesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with per­se­ver­ance the race that is set before us

Is there in the ‘heav­enly sta­dium’ — look­ing down on Chris­tians still in the race? Who are they that wit­ness the deeds of Chris­tians? Most often the above verse is inter­preted that either the angels or the departed saints, the ‘Church of God’ watch Chris­tians from heaven. (more…)

The pas­sage in ques­tion is often used as a proof­text that the law was abol­ished in order to estab­lish the new covenant. If it was so, what we call “new covenant” is not the new covenant of Jere­miah, which is the law in the heart, not the absence of the law. (more…)

This the­ol­ogy has been held by var­i­ous churches right from the early cen­turies. It says that God changed his mind and now all promises and bless­ings made to Israel go to the Church. Israel totally lost God’s favour and they have no place in God’s future plan as a nation, except as part of the Church.

This the­ol­ogy, how­ever, totally ignores the nature of covenants. (more…)