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Abraham's Four Seeds

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This book was essential in my growing understanding of the foundations of Dispensationalism and Cov. Theology, the ramifications of each, and how they measure-up Scripturally. John Reisinger has a gift for thoroughly explaining these sometimes "heavy" truths in an understandable manner, showing a reliable, Scriptural framework for disciplining all the issues involved. His enthusiasm for the Word Of God is infectious! This book was pivitol in my understanding and I highly recommend it!

Gratefully, Anna A Thorburn (NY)

"Abraham's Four Seeds" questions the heart issues of the traditional systems of Covenant and Dispensational theology. The book does not get the reader bogged down with a plethora of relevant scholarship. It is a book designed for the Christian who desires to study the Bible. The book is straight forward in its approach and devoid of circular reasoning and straw man fallacies. Some professional reviewers for Amazon.com seem to thrive on writing book reviews, but never write a book themselves. This book by John G. Reisinger has fired a theological shot that is being heard around the theological world in America of Covenant and Dispensational Theology. It is no surprise that it gives those who are functionally wedded to these two traditional systems (including internal theological variations and developments) concern and cause to defend their respective theologically deduced system of interpretation. Buy this book, read it, and deal with it contextually from the Bible. You may not agree with everything in the book, but you will find that it has much biblical creditability.

I had already read this book and wanted my own copy to mark with my study notes. It is a fantastic look at the whole plan of God in salvation!!!! I highly recommend it.

The author exposes serious defects in both *Covenant Theology* and "Dispensationalism*.

At the same time he shows how the best features of both systems agree with the actual similarities and differences between the Old (Mosaic) Covenant and the New Covenant.

His underlying plea is for an approach to theology which works directly from the Biblical text rather than accepting systems based on logical deductions from an arbitrary starting-point.

Truly a book for all serious Bible students!

Close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades. That's why I only gave this book 3 stars. It is thought provoking but is plagued by a lack of exegesis, circular reasoning and straw man fallacies.

Reisinger should be applauded for challenging his Reformed Baptist brethren with regard to issues of sanctification and the Mosaic law. But he mixes theological and historical paradigms and concludes that 5-point Calvinism is part-and-parcel to New Covenant theology (pg. iii). Obvoiously, this is only a historical relationship and not a theological one.

Furthermore, his main foil is a "dispensationalism" that based entirely on the Scofield Reference Bible. However true his analysis of that work may be, he by-passes the last 50 years of work done within dispensational circles and especially Progressive dispensationalism which he only briefly acknowledges. Nor does his foil against "covenant theology" hold up because he has neglected dicussion within their circles regarding sensitivity to biblical theology and differences between the Old and New Covenants. Generally speaking, his interaction with relevant scholarship is non-existent.

I also find he has an overly realized eschatology (pg. 112) wherein he seems to think that currently the promise that "And they shall not teach every man his neighbour" is ALREADY fulfilled. This problem has roots in his Amillenialism and his retention of the Covenant theology hermeneutic.