Sacraments as signs and seals
20A Bond in Blood
17 May 2020
21:05¶ 77
“Here we have what Paul calls the sign and seal of God’s covenant with Abraham, or more specifically a sign and seal of the…”
23:00¶ 88
“That’s what’s tricky here. Too often, American evangelicals are guilty of that. The trick is when she gives me the ring, it’s her promise…”
23:27¶ 89
“It is first of all my promise to her, my invitation to her, my claim upon her, and then when she puts it on…”
7Covenant
16 Feb 2020
24:01¶ 92
“Yes. The oath is often portrayed or incarnated or embodied in some kind of sign or seal. In Abraham’s case, after the initial covenant-cutting…”
24:34¶ 93
“These things ratify and recognize the reality of the covenant. They’re not magic, but they are legal covenant realities that call God to witness…”
25:10¶ 94
“Signs are always interpreted, and that’s another discussion for another time. But when we make the signs stand by themselves they tend to become…”