I am dismayed that I keep seeing a "Covenant"
defined as a promise. True, they are sorta related, but...
A "Covenant" is a *conditional* promise.
DEFINE "Covenant" - "Covenant" does NOT mean "promise!"
On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 , Azure said
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Show us, O magnificent sophist, how and where the Law of the Land
contradicts God's Word by making Spousal Rape a Crime...
Read the Tales of Sheba, Daniel 9:, sorry but the "Bris, is a covenant between
the people and God, because of the Rape of a Chosen One.
It is not about cleanliness, it is about a promise, a "Covenant".
Love and Respect is what it is about, not "Property".
2 are Joined as One, a Partnership.
Not I one property or Chattel.
The 2 as One are a Force to be reckoned with.
One as owner and one as chattel, does not allow for that union of oneness.
A covenant is a contract, not a promise.
Quick definitions (covenant)
# noun: (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in
which God makes certain promises and requires certain
behavior from them in return
# noun: a signed written agreement between two or more
parties (nations) to perform some action
# verb: enter into a covenenant
# verb: enter into a covenant or formal agreement
(Example: "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of
silver")
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# covenant : Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 10th
Edition
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=covenant
Main Entry: 1cov·e·nant
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French
1 : a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement :
COMPACT
2 a : a written agreement or promise usually under seal
between two or more parties especially for the performance
of some action
b : the common-law action to recover damages for breach of
such a contract
- cov·e·nan·tal /"k&-v&-'nan-t&l/ adjective
A covenant is a contract, not a promise.
It is dangerous and misleading to confuse a promise with a
contract. Particularly in the First Covenant, the Covenant
of the Rainbow, after the Flood, a contract between four
parties, God, Man, all the animals, and the Earth. Re-read
the First Covenant to see why. Gen 25, I think.
Quiz:
In daily life, how might it be dangerous to confuse a
promise with a contract?
How would one discern an oral promise from an oral contract?
--Doug
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