Fourthly, and finally, God’s work in the church is taken to be not only in line with but also the fulfilment of the OT promises made concerning Israel. New Testament authors therefore change temporal markers and viewpoint on occasion to mark what God has completed in us through Christ. The writer to the Hebrews, for example, speaks of our present standing in Christ as the new covenant, now no longer a future work but completed in Christ for us. Verbal changes of this order are indicative of a coherent and rich theology of Christ as the centre of God’s promises.
A significant example from Hebrews 8 & 10 to follow tomorrow.