Essay On New Covenant Theology Vs Dispensationalism

Among Christians, there are debates on many various theologies. Two of the more popular theologies which are debated are New Covenant Theology and dispensationalism. Both sides hold dear to their beliefs and stress very opposite opinions. While dispensationalists hold to the belief that “Israel” always means a literal, physical descendants of Jacob Covenant Theologians believe that “Israel” can mean either literal, physical descendants of Jacob or figurative, spiritual Israel. An example in the Bible of this is in Galatians 6:16 where the term “Israel of God” is believed by the dispensationalists to mean the physical Israel while covenant theologians believe it means the spiritual Israel just as in Galatians 3:29 and Philippians 3:3. Another belief in which the two clash on is whether God has two chosen people, an earthly and a heavenly, or if God has always had one people, the former being held by dispensationalists and the latter by covenant theologians. This stems from the differences in main beliefs between the two. Dispensationalists believe that all Old Testament prophecies for ‘Israel’ are for literal Israel, not the Church while covenant theologians disagree and say that Old Testament prophecies can be for literal or …show more content…
The biggest downfall of New Covenant Theology is the fact that it accepts both literal and figurative interpretation of the scriptures. Unfortunately, New Covenant Theology tends to idolize on the spiritual and figurative meaning, which often ignores the clearly seen literal interpretation of the Scriptures for an interpretation that suits the reader's own presumptions. This is a very dangerous thing because it leaves too much room for sinful men to interpret the Scriptures to their desires rather than following a true historical, grammatical and literal